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)
1769-1829

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.