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Oblong, off-white, linen pocket, embroidered with flowering vines in light blue silk threads; the top and opening are piped with a heavy blue printed cotton; ties are of striped linen tape.
pockets (costume accessories)
accessories
cotton (textile)
embroidering
linen (material)
printing (process)
silk (textile)
Bag, Carrying
Pouch, Carrying
Pocket
Pocket
In embroidery under the front opening are the initials, ""A & B.""
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
16 1/2 x 10 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.1425
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