//
For internal use only
On Display: House - End Shop
Pocketbook
1775
Category
Textiles (Clothing)
Place of Origin
Probably New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Leather (deer or elk)
- Linen
- Paper
Museum Object Number
1965.2180
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Share Object
Complete Details
Object Number
1965.2180
Object Name
Pocketbook
Category
Textiles (Clothing)
Place of Origin
Probably New England; United States; North America
Origin Notes
The antiques dealer acquired this pocket book from a family in or near Boston in 1942. [AWagner 2016]
Date
1775
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Each of four surfaces
Inscription: "Success to Washington / 1775"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- American Revolutionary War
Materials
- Leather (deer or elk)
- Linen
- Paper
Techniques
- Embossed
Dimensions (inches)
0.3 (H) x 4 (W) x 6.1 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
0.8 (H) x 9 (W) x 15.4 (L)
Measurement Notes
OH is measured closed.
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. 15. Discussed: p. 15 and p. 17-18.