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Elizabeth Parker
Pocketbook1763

Not on view
Small rectangular needlework wallet covered in dense geometric tent-stitch embroidery in red, teal, orange, and gold, with a central panel inscribed 'EP / 1763,' dated 1763
Needlework textile panel with flame stitch embroidery in repeating zigzag and diamond patterns; warm tones of red, orange, and yellow alternate with green, teal, and brown, creating a stacked chevron effect across the surface.

Elizabeth Parker, Pocketbook, 1763, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Romona de Jongh, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Maker
Elizabeth Parker
Title
Pocketbook
Place Made
Colonial America, Pennsylvania
Date Made
1763
Medium
Wool on linen; embroidery
Dimensions
4 5/8 × 6 1/4 in. (11.75 × 15.88 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Romona de Jongh
Accession Number
M.79.29
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Maeder, Edward et al.. An Elegant Art: Fashion & Fantasy in the Eighteenth Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1983.