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Attributed to Anne Waterman

pocketbook, ca. 1775

Description

Maker

  • Attributed to Anne Waterman, 1748-1844, American

Title

pocketbook

Year

ca. 1775

Medium

wool; silver

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • wool,
  • silver

Techniques

  • plain weave,
  • embroidery,
  • embroidering,
  • embroidered

Dimensions

17.8 cm (7 inches) (length)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Silver clasp inscribed:John Clapp, J.C.

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume Accessories

Credit

Museum purchase: gift of Alice Morris and Alfred T. Morris, Jr., and the Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

1990.006

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

These Golden Arts

June 18 - August 14, 1993

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is pocketbook with the accession number of 1990.006. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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