Pocketbook

From Fairfield Museum

Joseph Hyde (1729-1814) (owned by)

1769 (Date manufactured/created)

Measurement Notes: 11” OL x 8” OW

Canvaswork Pocketbook with Silver Clasp, 1769. This needlepoint wallet belonged to Joseph Hide of Green’s Farms parish, an area that was destroyed by the British in 1779. The “pocketbook,” as it would have been called, was probably made by Hide’s wife or eldest daughter. Striking example of 18th-century domestic needlework. Thr engraved clasp adds to it's appeal.
 

Gift of Mrs. Harry B. Keene

Accession/ID Number 1975.73

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• Flowers