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Woman's Pocketscirca 1800

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Pair of white quilted textile pockets with shield-shaped panels, central ribbon slits, and pleated tie ribbons, displayed on a black background
White-on-white relief work with an allover repeating pattern of geometric and organic forms created through densely incised horizontal lines, producing subtle tonal variation across a pale surface.
Close-up detail of a woven textile in cream and ivory, with raised geometric diamond and lattice patterns transitioning to fine vertical striping at the upper edge.
Title
Woman's Pockets
Place Made
England
Date Made
circa 1800
Medium
Cotton quilting in jacquard marseilles work
Dimensions
14 3/4 × 30 3/4 in. Single pocket: 11 in. (27.94 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Suzanne A. Saperstein and Michael and Ellen Michelson, with additional funding from the Costume Council, the Edgerton Foundation, Gail and Gerald Oppenheimer, Maureen H. Shapiro, Grace Tsao, and Lenore and Richard Wayne
Accession Number
M.2007.211.149
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles