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Long, pear-shaped bag with slit opening at front; comprised of honeycomb and flowerhead paterned printed cotton front and homespun linen back. The printed front is brown, pink and beige. The pocket retains its blue and white linen ties.
pockets (costume accessories)
accessories
cotton (textile)
hand sewing
linen (material)
printing (process)
Bag, Carrying
Pouch, Carrying
Pocket
Pocket
There is a receipt pinned inside of the pocket which reads: ""From: Hard-Tapley Antiques/ 172 Chestnut Street/ Lynnfield, MA 01940"" Inscribed is ""9-23-71/ pocket 1-193740/ Nancy Arnale/ Nancy Spier (Grandma Spier)/Essex, MA""
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
16 1/2 x 12 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.1426
Massachusetts (United States)
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