pocketbook

Date1764

Terms

Handbags
Wool Fiber
United States

Dimensions20.96 × 11.43 cm (8 1/4 × 4 1/2 in.)

Credit LinePocektbook, 1764. Concord Museum Collection; T821.

Object numberT821

DescriptionA wool needlework pocketbook featuring a "Bargello" stitch design in pinks, greens and browns. The pocketbook is folded in half and features pockets on either side. The interior is lined with gree fabric with blue/green and brown cotton edging. Text cross-stiched along the edges of the pockets reads: "SARAH WORMSTEAD" and "J[?]AMES [James?] DAY IS [indistinct] 1764".

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