Pocketbook and Needeholder, Sanitary Fair Doll
Caption
Pocketbook and Needeholder, Sanitary Fair Doll, 1864. leather, fabric, felt, thread, Pocketbook (a): 1 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 1/2 in. (4.4 x 6.4 x 1.3 cm) Needle Holder (b): 2 x 5 in. (5.1 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Ira B. Downs, 24.311.32a-b.
Gallery
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Title
Pocketbook and Needeholder, Sanitary Fair Doll
Date
1864
Medium
leather, fabric, felt, thread
Classification
Dimensions
Pocketbook (a): 1 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 1/2 in. (4.4 x 6.4 x 1.3 cm) Needle Holder (b): 2 x 5 in. (5.1 x 12.7 cm)
Markings
Painted in red under flap of pocketbook: "17281-4" (?) On needle holder: Upper third of each rectangle sewn in black thread in sequence "6,7,8,9,10,12"; three metal eye needles inserted in rectangle labeled "7"
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Ira B. Downs
Accession Number
24.311.32a-b
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