Pocketbook

DateLate 1700s

Terms

Handbags
Homespun
Wool Fiber
United States

Dimensions10.15 × 20.31 cm (4 × 8 in.)

Credit LinePocketbook, late 18th century. Concord Museum Collection, Gift of Cummings E. Davis; T818.

Object numberT818

DescriptionA pocketbook embellished with embroidered needlework consisting of flame stitch (Bargello) and a floral motif worked in rose, green, pink and tan on a brown background. The pocketbook has a flap closure that has been sewn shut. The interior is lined with rose-colored homespun. The pocketbook originally contained fabric scraps, see T818a.