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Pocket
English
early 18th century
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave embroidered with silk; trimmed with silk tape
Dimensions
39.7 x 27.5 cm (15 5/8 x 10 13/16 in. )
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. William N. Bourne
Accession Number53.521
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionA pocket, quilted on white linen ground with green silk thread backstitch vermiform design and embroidered with polychrome silks in chain stitch design of shepherdess with two sheep, with butterflies, pineapple plant, and variety of blossoms in background; pocket backed with fustian (now much stained with brown spots), front of pocket lined with linen, edges bound with green silk tape.
ProvenanceGift of Mrs. William N. Bourne to MFA, May 14, 1953.