Name/Title
Victorian photo pocket, c. 1890sEntry/Object ID
1998.174.2Description
ACC. NO. 98.174.2
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD, DECORATIVE
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1890's
OBJECT: POCKET, PHOTOGRAPH
DESCRIPTION:
PHOTOGRAPH POCKET, FABRICATED FROM WINE-COLORED SILK PLUSH. COVER HAS A PATTERN COMPOSED OF PALE BLUE-COLORED SILK FLOWERS, WITH EMBROIDERED STEMS AND LEAVES. THE COVER IS SECURED BY WINE-COLORED GROSGRAIN RIBBONS. INTERIOR HAS DOUBLE POCK PLUSH-FACED AND SILK-LINED. ONE POCKET HAS AN EMBROIDERED CAPTION, "PHOTOS," IN BLUE-COLORED THREAD.
SIZE: L 10-1/2" X W 6-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
VICTORIAN POCKET USED TO HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHS. IT WAS OWNED BY THE DR SHERMAN BALDWIN FAMILY OF 1125 MORTON STREET, ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA.
ACQUIRED FROM:
DEBBIE ALBRIGHT
CATALOGED: MARCH 21, 1998
