- Object Name:
- Creator:
- Unidentified
- Date:
- 1840-1860
- Dimensions:
- W-76 L-95 inches
- Description:
- Woman's "pocket", brown striped cotton. Back is purple and grey checked cotton. Rounded corners at the bottom. Sides and bottom bound off with a band of brown print cotton about 1/4" wide with red oval design on it. Striped material in front also has white "dashed" stripe, light brown stripe and tiny red triangles over wider brown stripes. Opening in front of pocket extends from waistband down 8" and is bound with black velvet ribbon. Pocket ties around waist with light brown tape ties.
With all those layers on top, how did you get your hand into your pockets? Petticoats had openings in the side seams so a woman could put her hands through and reach her pocket. The pocket was invisible but accessible. What did people keep in their pocket? Money, jewelry, objects of vanity, food, bonbons, - Subjects:
- Clothing, Pocket, Accessories, Personal Gear, Textiles
- Collection Name:
- Textile
- Item Number:
- 1950.269.01
- Accession Number:
- 1950.269.01
- Type of Material:
- Objects
- Copyright Statement:
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- Participating Organization:
- New London Historical Society
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