1955.0082 Pocketbook
  • 1955.0082 Pocketbook
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Pocketbook

  • Category:

    Textiles (Needlework)

  • Creator (Role):

    Abigail Slocum (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Bristol, New Bedford, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Materials:

    Wool; Cotton; Silk; Canvas; Cardboard; Linen

  • Techniques:

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

  • Museum Object Number:

    1955.0082


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Object Number

1955.0082

Object Name

Pocketbook

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Abigail Slocum (Maker)
Abigail Slocum, Holder Slocum's wife, probably made this embroidered pocketbook. Holder Slocum was a lawyer in Bristol, Massachusetts. His professional activities can be traced using the Early American Newspapers Database. He married Abigail Tucker in 1770, the same year this pocketbook was made. Abigail probably made the pocketbook for her husband.

Place of Origin

Bristol, New Bedford, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Inside front pocket; "WHEN THIS YOU / SE[E] REMEMBER ME M / HOLDER SLOCU / HIS POCKETBOOK 1770" (embroidered silk threads)

Materials

Wool; Cotton; Silk; Canvas; Cardboard; Linen

Techniques

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

Construction Description

Hand-embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

4.5 (H) , 9 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

11.43 (H) , 22.86 (W)

Measurement Notes

Overall measurement is of object folded

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Noel Hume, Ivor. 2001 If These Pots Could Talk: Collecting 200 Years of British Household Pottery.
Toy (miniature) whiteware chamberpot with related inscription: p. 78, fig. IV.2, 19th century with printed "REMEMBER ME / WHEN THIS YOU SEE."