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pocketbook
pocketbook
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pocketbook

Dateca. 1920
Terms
  • Handbags
  • Cotton
Dimensions10.16 × 13.97 cm (4 × 5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Frances and Hooper Brooks
Object numberCOS81.124
DescriptionA pocketbook or purse in the style of a wallet, made of black cotton crochet. The pocketbook folds in the middle and opens to reveal two pockets, one of which contains a small blue ticket to Symphony Hall and a note that reads, "For dear Aunt Lizzie / with lots of love / and best wishes from / Francoise". The bag has no decorative embellishments of bead work.
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