Needlecase

Silk purse

Name/Title

Needlecase

Entry/Object ID

1988.1.3

Description

Grey silk needlecase or purse. It consists of a rectangular piece of grey silk that terminates in a drawstring bag on one side. It is embroidered with stripes of pink thread in chain stitch, running stitch, and blanket stitch forming narrow pockets. The name "R. Eaton K[illeg]" is embroidered at the top. There are 2 pink and yellow silk ribbons attached to the top edge.

Acquisition

Accession

1988.1

Source or Donor

Kent, Bennett T.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1815 - 1825

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Purse

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bag, Carrying

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Carrying & Storage Gear

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

5-1/2 in

Length

26-1/4 in

Material

Silk