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Pocketbook

Date18th c.

OriginAmerica

MediumWool, linen, glass, wood

DimensionsFrame: H: 11 1/4" W: 9 1/4" D: 1 1/4" Pocketbook: L: 8 1/2" W: 7 1/2" (approx.)

Credit LineGift of Anonymous Donors

Object number1971-1652

DescriptionCrewelwork pocketbook suspended by linen thread in a dove tailed frame, with glass on both sides; the crewel is worked on blue and white striped linen in a multi-colored floral pattern; the flowers are primarily pink, gray, and yellow, with beige stems, with the backround either an olive or forest green; the edges have been bound with a pinky brown tape; the pocketbook is lined with a glazed pink linen, which matches the pink crewel yarns.
MarkingsCross stitched in beige crewel yarn are the initals " U M"
ProvenanceEx. Coll. Mrs. Ullman, Dec. 2, 1949