Pocketbook

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Pocketbook

1765

Possibly by Mary Flower (American, 1744–1778) Possibly by Ann Flower (American, 1743–1778)

Pocketbooks like this one were used by men and women in the mid and late 18th century to carry currency, papers, and personal valuables. This interesting example of the form, with its large and bright tent-stiched flowers, bears initials and the date 1765 on the interior. The pocketbook has descended through various lines of intermarriage and inheritance in the Morris, Dury, Wistar, and Wheeler families of Philadelphia.

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Object Details

Titles:

Pocketbook

Date:

1765

Artists:

Possibly by Mary Flower (American, 1744–1778) Possibly by Ann Flower (American, 1743–1778)

Medium:

Linen plain weave with wool embroidery in tent stitch, wool twill tape, silk plain weave

Dimensions:

9 1/4 x 7 inches (23.5 x 17.8 cm)

Classification:

Costume (including accessories)

Credit Line:

125th Anniversary Acquisition. Gift of the Family of Samuel Wheeler Morris, 2002

Accession Number:

2002-209-8

Geography:

Made in United States, North and Central America

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