Collection Highlights
The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.QH41.C26.1974
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Billfold: embroidered
Object Number:
1940.95
Date:
1875-1925
Medium:
Linen, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/8 x 6 1/4 in. ( 10.5 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
Flat linen gentleman's purse (pocketbook) embroidered in black and gold cotton floss, opens to one envelope pocket on each side; black buttonhole stitch edging, border on all sides with embroidered gold stars framed in black running stitch.
Credit Line:
Gift of Helen M. Turner
Provenance:
The great-granddaughter of John Pintard, the founder of the New-York Historical Society, was the donor of this pocketbook.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
