Object Number 2013.0031.103

Object Name

Pocket (Lady's pocket)

Category

Textiles (Clothing)

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle

Place of Origin

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

Date

1781

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Front of pocket, part of design; "A H H O / 1781" (embroidered thread)

Materials

Linen; Silk

Techniques

Embroidered, Cross stitched, Woven (plain)

Construction Description

Hand-stitched, hand-sewn

Dimensions (inches)

10 (H) , 7.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

25.4 (H) , 19.05 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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