Images(3)

Pocketbook

Date1750-1800

MediumLinen Canvas, Wool Embroidery, Silk Taffeta

DimensionsClosed, 4 3/8" x 7 7/8". Open, 8 3/4" x 7 7/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1950-251

DescriptionPOCKETBOOK of double folding type without flap. Main exterior surfaces embroidered in woolen Irish stitch on canvas support. Design consists of a repeat of stylized carnation blossoms varying in shades of rose, yellow, and blue in combination with a flame design against a green and olive-green background; outlines in black and white. Edges bound in olive-green woolen tape. The two expanding pockets are each divided into two sections1all lined with salmon-colored silk tafetta.