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Pocketbook, 18th century

This is a Pocketbook. It is dated 18th century and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is metal-wrapped silk threads and flat gilt wire on silk foundation and its technique is embroidered in padded couching stitches on damask foundation. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Sarah Cooper Hewitt and Eleanor Garnier Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 10.2 x 17.8 cm (4 x 7 in.)

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Pocketbook, 18th century; metal-wrapped silk threads and flat gilt wire on silk foundation; H x W: 10.2 x 17.8 cm (4 x 7 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-41-6

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