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On Display: House - Walnut Room
Pocketbook
1740-1790
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Wool
- Cotton
- Leather
- Canvas
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1961.1476
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1961.1476
Object Name
Pocketbook
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Date
1740-1790
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Pinned on tag
Inscription: "61.1476" (graphite)
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Wool
- Cotton
- Leather
- Canvas
- Silk
Techniques
- Embroidered
- Woven (plain)
- Sewn
- Stamped (impressed)
- Canvaswork
Construction Description
Hand-embroidered
Dimensions (inches)
4 (H) x 7.25 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
10.16 (H) x 18.415 (W)
Measurement Notes
Overall measurement is of object folded
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 96, pl. 15Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p. 98, pl. 15Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1976 A Winterthur Guide to American Needlework.
• Published: p. 53, pl. VBook: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1975 Needlework, An Historical Survey, Antiques Magazine Library, "Worked Pocketbooks". 53-58.
• Published: p. 56, pl. IIIArticle: Swan, Susan Burrows. 02//1975 Worked Pocketbooks. Antiques. 288-303.
• Published: p. 301, pl. III