Pocketbook
Date1740-1790
OriginAmerica, New York
MediumSilk Queen's stitch on linen canvas; paper.
DimensionsL: (closed) 4 1/4"; W: 4 3/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1964-410
DescriptionThree compartment purse embroidered in Queen's stitch needlework; green and ivory with touches of faded pink silk in a pattern of diamond lozenges centered with geometric flower forms; lining and deep gussets (allowed wide opening) of dark green silk persian.Construction History:
1. Initial Construction 1740-1790ProvenanceEx Coll: Glen-Sanders, Scotia, New York
2nd half 18th century
Dated 1769
1800-1820
1770-1815
1740-1760
1700-1750
1750-1800
1749 (dated)
1745-1775
ca. 1815
1680-1740