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Drawstring Pouch

Collection Type

  • Clothing and Accessories

Date

1850s

GUSN

GUSN-259348

Description

Olive-brown round leather pouch with drawstrings; patterned white cotton lining; wood plate in bottom; leather tassel drawstrings; round arch pattern embossing on leather rim; manufacturer mark on bottom.

Details

Descriptive Terms

pouches
leather
cotton (textile)
wood (plant material)
stitching
lining (material)
Pouch

Inscription

"W W WINSHIP/ BOSTON (embossed)

Maker

W.W. Winship

Dimensions

5 1/2 x 6 (HxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift from Mrs. Helen R. Haddad; Mr. William G. Rogerson, Esq.; Mr. Henry P. Rogerson; Mr. Edward S. Rogerson

Accession Number

2001.238

Places

Massachusetts (United States)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

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