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Collections

Woman's Indispensable or Pocketcirca 1799

Not on view
Embroidered cream silk pocket or bag with multicolored floral embroidery, central wreath motif, metallic lace fringe border, and ribbon ties at upper corners
Title
Woman's Indispensable or Pocket
Place Made
England
Date Made
circa 1799
Medium
Silk satin with silk thread embroidery, silk ribbon and foil bullion appliqué, sequins, and silk and metallic lace
Dimensions
With lace trim: 10 × 12 3/4 in. (25.4 × 32.39 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.80.70.5
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.