Woman's Pocket

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Woman's Pocket

Entry/Object ID

CW 67-103 F

Description

Pocket. Woman's white linen under-pocket; two long ties of same material. Note written with pocket: "according to our family tradition this was used for travel by Lucretia Mott." Note was written by Lucretia Mott Jordan, Lucretia Mott's great great granddaughter. No condition given. Circa 1830. Transcribed from Original Accession Record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dimensions

Width

10-1/2 in

Length

16 in

Dimension Notes

One tie is ~ 24 in long; other is ~ 12-1/4 in long.

Material

Linen

Provenance

Notes

Note written with pocket: "according to our family tradition this was used for travel by Lucretia Mott." Note was written by Lucretia Mott Jordan, Lucretia Mott's great great granddaughter.