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Pocketbook belonging to Benjamin Stuart

Pocketbook belonging to Benjamin Stuart Homespun linen, wool thread, silk lining

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    Homespun linen, wool thread, silk lining by unknown maker, Massachusetts, 1753

    13 cm x 22 cm (23.8 x 22 cm open)

    Pocketbooks 025


    This vibrant crewel pocketbook was made for Benjamin Stuart of Boston and is dated 1753. The pocketbook features a brightly hued pastoral view with vining flowers, bird, and goats. Several large blossoms catch the eye. The wool thread is worked on a very basic homespun plain-weave linen substrate. The wool threads have remained vivid, as has the dazzling yellow-gold Chinese silk lining.