Object Number 2013.0031.104

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

Origin Notes

Southeastern Pennsylvania. Probably Lancaster.

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Front of pocket, part of design; "A S G / MARCH / 20 / 1846" (embroidered silk)

Materials

Linen; Silk

Techniques

Woven (plain), Embroidered, Cross stitched

Construction Description

Hand-stitched, hand-sewn

Dimensions (inches)

Dimensions (centimeters)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Catalogue] Minardi, Lisa. 2015 A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans & the Art of Everyday Life.
• Published: p. 28, fig. 29