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Purse (Purse or handbag)
Mary Wright Alsop
1817
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Mary Wright Alsop (Knitter)
Place of Origin
Middletown; Connecticut; United States; North America
Materials
- Silk
- Metal
- Leather
- Brass
Museum Object Number
1955.0003.006
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1955.0003.006
Object Name
Purse (Purse or handbag)
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Creator (Role)
Mary Wright Alsop (Knitter)
Place of Origin
Middletown; Connecticut; United States; North America
Date
1817
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Signature
Location: front, right hand edge
Inscription: "M. ALSOP M:A 7" (knit silk threads)
Type: Inscription
Location: note card, inside
Inscription: Purse knit by / My Great Grandmother / Mary Wright Alsop / (wife of Richard Alsop) / for / her Eldest Daughter / Mary Alsop / Lucy Chauncey Alsop" (handwritten, ink)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Silk
- Metal
- Leather
- Brass
Techniques
- Knit
- Sewn
Construction Description
Hand-knit
Dimensions (inches)
5 (H) x 2 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
12.7 (H) x 5.08 (W)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Journal: Krueger, Glee. "A Middletown Cameo: Mary Wright Alsop and Her Needlework.". Connecticut Historical Society Museum & Library Vol. 52, No.3-4 Summer/Fall 1987
• Published: pp. 202-203, fig. 30; pp. 125-137, biography of MaryBook: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p.116, pl. 20Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p. 148, pl. 22Book: Miller, Marla R. The Needle's Eye: Women and Work in the Age of Revolution.