On View
Not on viewDateca. 1880
Terms
- Pockets
- Cotton
Dimensions30.48 × 50.17 cm (12 × 19 3/4 in.)
Object numberCOS75.6
DescriptionLarge white cotton pocket, identified as a "housekeeper's purse". The pocket is roughly the shape of a teardrop or large oval, with a long white cotton strip sewn across the top to button around the waist. A vertical slit in the top half provides access. No adornments or decorative embellishments.
Collections
- Historic Clothing
Object number: COS82.35
