Pocketbook

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Pocketbook of cream-colored silk taffeta embroidered with verse and flowering vine in pink, green and tan silk. Twisted cream-colored silk floss cord around edges; pink silk lining.
Verse:
qu’il soit le dépositaire
des sentiments d’un coeur qui sait t’aimer
il n’en est point qui’un ami vueilletaire
il e nest tant qu’il ne peut exprimer
late 18th century
Accession Number
1938-5-1
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
costume & accessories
Pocketbook
Medium
Medium: silk Technique: embroidered in chain stitches on plain weave Label: silk with silk chain stitch embroidery
Dimensions
H x W: 18.8 x 22.8 cm (7 3/8 x 9 in.)
made in
France
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1938-5-1
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4a4c73d66-6120-4a5b-b1b6-32efa23b35ff
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