Description:
Pocket with crewel embroidered flowers in reds, pinks, yellows, purple, whites and browns, and the original ecru tape, which came with a fragmented note: "This pocket was worked ?arn by Elizabeth Hunt Taylor my great grandmother about 1? / Julia W.R. Daniel." Before the late 19th century, pockets were not built into women's clothing in any regular way. Often initialed, a woman’s pocket or workbag was an extension of her self-worth, pride, and fine skill with a needle even though it was usually out of sight. Pockets were worn over the shift (the basic linen undergarment) and under the petticoat, tied around the waist and accessible through specially positioned slits in the petticoat. Pockets could contain such items as small personal items, sewing work-in-progress, scissors, pin-cushion, and small publications.
Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Cotton; Linen; Wool Link to share this object record:
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