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Double pocketbook
American
1787
Object Place: Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Silk embroidery on linen plain weave with silk plain weave lining and paper card interlining
Dimensions
28.1 x 24 x 2.2 cm (11 1/16 x 9 7/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Barbara Boylston Bean
Accession Number1976.663
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CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionDouble pocketbook with two sections per side; solidly embroidered with silk threads in Irish (or Florentine) stitch; purple background with polychrome floral motifs; green silk lining; "November 3, 1787" embroidered in dark gray within beige band across left edge; contains paper with poem (see notes for text)
InscriptionsEmbroidered in Irish stitch across left edge: "NOVEMBER 3, 1787"
ProvenanceBequet to the MFA, 1976