Object Number 1970.0237

Object Name

Pocketbook

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Miss Mary Swartzlander

Place of Origin

Chester, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1760

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Under flap; "H M" and "1760" (embroidered wool threads)

Materials

Wool; Silk; Cardboard; Canvas

Techniques

Embroidered (Irish stitch), Canvaswork, Woven (plain), Sewn

Construction Description

Hand-embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

3.75 (H) , 5.75 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

9.525 (H) , 14.605 (W)

Measurement Notes

Overall measurement is of object folded

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 96, 97, pl. 16
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p. 113, pl. 18
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1975 Needlework, An Historical Survey, Antiques Magazine Library, "Worked Pocketbooks". 53-58.
• Published: p. 54, fig. 2
[Article] Swan, Susan Burrows. 02//1975 Worked Pocketbooks. Antiques. 288-303.
• Published: p. 299, fig. 2