Pocketbook
Date1750-1850
Maker
Mary Vedder
OriginAmerica, New York
MediumLeather embroidered with cotton (?)
Dimensions4 1/2 x 8 1/4" open
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1964-308,A
DescriptionFolding pocketbook embroidered with flowers and a bird. Several compartments. Rounded flap held with leather strap and (later) mother-of-pearl button. May have belonged to Maria (1678-1753), daughter of John Alexander Glen, who married Albert Vedder in 1699. Construction History:
1. 1750-1850 Initial Construction, made by Mary Vedder
ProvenanceEx Coll.: Glen-Sanders, Scotia, New York
1750-1800
1771 (dated)
1771 (dated)
1777
1755
1760-1780
1850-1870
1800-1830
ca. 1825