Pocketbook (Etui)

Museum Object Number 1960.0054 A- F

Object Name

Pocketbook (Etui)

Category

Textiles (Clothing)

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Brookes and Crookes (Makers)

George Smith III (Maker)

William Fearn (Maker)

Date of Birth

1769

Date of Death

1829

Place of Origin

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Secondary Place of Origin

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1750-1780

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Spoon, handle underside; lion rampant, "A", regent's head, and "GS/WF" stamped
2. Mark; Pocket knife, blades; "SILVER/STEEL" stamped incuse
3. Mark; Comb, spine; crown, "E", lion rampant, regent's head, "B & C" stamped
4. Mark; Fork tines; regent's head, lion rampant (stamped illegibly)
5. Inscription; Spoon, handle topside; "RUTH" engraved
6. Inscription; Fork tines; "B[I or J]" in sprigged script, engraved

Materials

Leather; Silver; Silk; Mother-of-pearl; Steel; Tortoise shell (marine turtle)

Dimensions (inches)

0.9 (H) , 5.2 (L) , 4.2 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2.3 (H) , 13.2 (L) , 10.7 (W)

Measurement Notes

Overall dimensions are for pocketbook (A). (B) Comb: L. 6.8 cm x W. 1.0 cm (C) Spoon: L. 9.1 cm x W. 1.6 cm (D) Folding knife: L. 8.0 cm x W. 0.9 cm (folded) (E) Hook: L. 5.0 cm x W. 1.4 cm (F) Folding fork: L. 8.2 cm x W. 1.1 cm (folded)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Manuscript] Vincent, Nicholas C. From the Collection: Eighteenth-Century Leather Pocketbooks.
• A copy of this manuscript is filed in the object folder for 1958.0126.