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Pocketbook
Nancy Cary
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Nancy Cary (Maker)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Silk
- Silver
- Cardboard
Museum Object Number
1958.2865 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2865 A, B
Object Name
Pocketbook
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator (Role)
Nancy Cary (Maker)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Handwritten on note paper
Inscription: "Pocket book given to Samuel Carey, 1795"; in different writing below the note reads: "Given to Nancy Carey's niece Mary Harris, 1843, / Then to Mary Harris Nye / Then to said Nancy Carey's granddaughter / Winnie L. (Carey) Vincent March 3d 1902." (ink)
Type: Inscription
Location: Handwritten on note paper
Inscription: "Mary Harris / Dear Niece / Have the goodness to accept / this pocketbook, it being / the work of your late Aunt / Nancy's hands, has been / in my keeping 48 years. / S Cy / 27 May 1843." (ink)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silk
- Silver
- Cardboard
Techniques
- Embroidered
- Woven (plain)
- Sewn
- Etched
Construction Description
Hand-embroidered
Dimensions (inches)
4.5 (H) x 5 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
11.43 (H) x 12.7 (W)