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The bag with front slit opening has a patchwork front comprised of various floral printed square patches in reds, blues, brown, and yellow. The back is of plain weave linen, the sides of bag and slit opening are bound in printed fabric. The bag is narrow at top and gradually widens to base. The printed fabrics are copperplate printed.
pockets (costume accessories)
accessories
cotton (textile)
linen (material)
patchwork
printing (process)
Bag, Carrying
Pouch, Carrying
Pocket
Pocket
On a jelly label pinned to left top side is: ""Pocket/from.Conn."" in NFL's handwriting.
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
12 x 8 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.1424
Connecticut (United States)
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