Textiles (Clothing)
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1781
Linen; Silk
Embroidered, Cross stitched, Woven (plain)
2013.0031.103
Object Number2013.0031.103 |
Pocket (Lady's pocket)
Textiles (Clothing)
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1781
1. Inscription; Front of pocket, part of design; "A H H O / 1781" (embroidered thread)
Linen; Silk
Embroidered, Cross stitched, Woven (plain)
Hand-stitched, hand-sewn
10 (H) , 7.5 (W)
25.4 (H) , 19.05 (W)
Text available soon.
[Book] Hersh, Charles & Hersh, Tandy. 1991 Samplers of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: p. 216, fig. 5-20.
[Book] Gehret, Ellen J. 1976 Rural Pennsylvania Clothing.
• On pockets, see pp. 72-82.
[Catalogue] Minardi, Lisa. 2015 A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans & the Art of Everyday Life.
• Published: p. 20, fig. 17