Pocketbook
Date1750-1800
DimensionsW: 6"; L: (open) 7"; (closed) 4 1/2"
Credit LineBequest of Grace Hartshorn Westerfield
Object number1974-262
DescriptionPocketbook with 2 compartments needleworked with roumanian, stem, and satin stitches on wool tabby. Bright pink glazed wool lining over cardboard; trimmed with black wool tape binding. Embroidery features a bowl of flowers (upside down) which was apparently once another object, later made into pocketbook.ProvenanceEx Coll: Mrs. Jason Westerfield-- Paper label inside: "From Charlotte W. Hardy (dealer) Brewer, Me." Loose note in Mrs. Westerfield's hand: "Mary Fletcher family, Burlington, VT.", however, this note may not necessarily apply to this object.
1771 (dated)
1771 (dated)
1797 (date of embroidery)
Mid-18th century
Ca. 1770
1770-1815
Mid 18th century
ca. 1815
Ca. 1770
1771
Ca. 1770-1775
1660-1680