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On Display: House - Blue Room
Pocketbook
1790-1820
Category
Textiles (Clothing)
Place of Origin
Possibly New York; United States; North America
Materials
- Paper
- Silver
- Leather
Museum Object Number
1959.0748
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.0748
Object Name
Pocketbook
Category
Textiles (Clothing)
Place of Origin
Possibly New York; United States; North America
Origin Notes
As per previous cataloguer: Probable origin US, possibly NY.
Date
1790-1820
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: in notebook
Inscription: "Elizabeth Covert her/ Pocket Book/ New York" (in ink)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Paper
- Silver
- Leather
Dimensions (inches)
2.75 (H) x 3.43 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
6.99 (H) x 8.73 (W)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Manuscript: Vincent, Nicholas C. From the Collection: Eighteenth-Century Leather Pocketbooks.
• A copy of this manuscript is filed in the object folder for 1958.0126.Other: Sahmel, Katherine. A Survey of Shoes and Pocketbooks from the Winterthur Museum Collection.
• Published: p. 12. Described: p. 12 and p. 18.