Polychrome Crewel Pocket |
| vegetable dyed wool thread on linen fabric, wool tape trim |
| 11.25 x 17 inches |
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| Tie-on pockets like these were necessary to the eighteenth & early nineteenth century housewife’s wardrobe during a time when women’s clothes rarely had sewn-in pockets. This single pocket is made of linen fabric, embroidered with a typical 18th century design in worsted crewel yarn dyed in a variety of colors using vegetable dyes. It is back with printed cotton and trimmed with vegetable dyed worsted twill tape. |
Price: $175 |
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