Object Number 1969.1067

Object Name

Pocketbook (Fragment)

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Patty Hill (Possible maker or owner)
A typewritten note found with the fragment (now in Object Folder) says. "I think the initials are "PH". / This would be the nickname initials of Patty Hill, granddaughter of Thos. Lloyd. She married either Saml or Chas Preston Moore and lived in Phila. although she was raised in Maderia. See Hill Family Book.". (RGW, 09/08/2015)

Place of Origin

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

Date

1780-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Now in object file; "I think the initials are "PH". / This would be the nickname initials of Patty Hill, granddaughter of / Thos.
2. Inscription; Worked onto the fragment; "P H" (embroidered thread)
3. Label; Pinned on tag; "G69.1067" (graphite)

Materials

Canvas; Silk

Techniques

Embroidered, Woven (plain), Canvaswork

Construction Description

Hand-embroidered

Dimensions (inches)

10.5 (L) , 3.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

26.67 (L) , 8.89 (W)

Object Description

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