Embroidered Pocket Book, England, ca. 1780
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Object Details
- unknown
- Description
- Embroidered card case made in England circa 1780, using silk queen stitch embroidery in a diamond strawberry pattern on linen canvas. The silk twist embroidery threads are pink, green, blue, red, gold, yellow and orange. The folded case is lined with pink silk.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Mrs. James W. Pinchot
- 1780
- Associated Date
- 1780
- ID Number
- TE.E351637
- accession number
- 115408
- catalog number
- E351637
- Object Name
- pocketbook
- card case, embroidery
- pocketbook
- pocketbook, embroidery
- Physical Description
- silk (embroidery material)
- linen canvas (overall base material)
- silk (overall lining material)
- Measurements
- overall closed: 6 3/4 in x 4 7/8 in; 17.145 cm x 12.3825 cm
- overall open: 6 3/4 in x 12 1/2 in; 17.145 cm x 31.75 cm
- place made
- United Kingdom: England
- where made
- United Kingdom: England
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Textiles
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Embroidery
- Linen
- Silk
- Needlework
- Record ID
- nmah_1833100
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-1534-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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