Collection Highlights
The Great Fire of 1835: View of New York City Taken from Brooklyn Heights on the Same Evening of the Fire
c. 1835
1935.167
Gouache on heavy paper, laid on Japanese paper, wrapped over board
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Billfold: embroidered
Title
Billfold: embroidered
Object name
Purse
Date
1875-1925
Medium
Linen, cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 4 1/8 x 6 1/4 in. ( 10.5 x 15.9 cm )
Description
Flat linen gentleman's purse (pocketbook) embroidered in black and gold cotton floss, opens to one envelope pocket on each side; black buttonhole stitch edging, border on all sides with embroidered gold stars framed in black running stitch.
Credit Line
Gift of Helen M. Turner
Object Number
1940.95
Provenance
The great-granddaughter of John Pintard, the founder of the New-York Historical Society, was the donor of this pocketbook.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
