Description:
Rectangular, flat man's wallet or pocketbook with a fold-over flap on the top. The wallet is made up of a reddish-brown plain weave wool with sparse, small crewel embroidered abstract tree designs, and edged on the outside with wool tape. The designs are spaced about 2" and 3" apart in vertical and horizontal rows and columns respectively. Inside, the wallet is lined with pina cloth (loose weave pineapple cloth). There is one divider, covered with linen, which makes two compartments. This divider is stiffened with four playing cards (spades) sewn together, and the gussets on the ends are made of purple, floral warp-brocaded wool.
Label Text:
Celebrating the Fiber Arts 2008: Modest in appearance, this pocketbook is one of the most interesting examples in the collection. The simple woven spot decoration has the look of wool produced in North Africa. The linen interior contains stiffening that consists of four paste-board playing cards (spades) and the flap is lined with a fiber that is shiny and stiff and may be pina, or pineapple fiber. Items such as this illustrated the
existence of international trade, especially in the area of textiles.
Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Linen; Wool Link to share this object record:
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