Miniature purse

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Miniature purse

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.750

Description

Purse, miniature ( or watch-pocket? ); embroidered in " flame-stitch" crewel-work, or "point d'Hongrie" ( Hungarian needlepoint ) on canvas, in shades of red, blue and green; on inner side of flap, embroidered; "I L".

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1734 - 1767

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

" I L "

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

1 in

Length

2-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 1 x 2 1/8 in. (2.5 x 5.4 cm)

Material

Canvas, Wool

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Substantial moth damage.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Van Cortlandt Family

Notes

Former owner

Person or Organization

Joanna Livingston Van Cortlandt

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Miscellaneous: VC.59.750 seems too small to have been intended as a watch-pocket. Most likely, it was a child's toy, or an article of a doll's costume. No Neg. No. given.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13B

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial