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Culture:American
Title:wallet
Date Made:1750-1800
Type:Personal Equipment
Materials:textile: wool, pina cloth, linen; cardboard
Place Made:United States; New England
Measurements:overall: 4 1/4 x 8 x 1/2 in.; 10.795 x 20.32 x 1.27 cm
Accession Number:  HD 2000.19.5
Credit Line:Mr. and Mrs. Hugh B. Vanderbilt Fund for Curatorial Acquisitions
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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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. Good-fair condition.

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