Lady's Pocketbook

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Lady's Pocketbook

Date18th century

Made inEngland

MediumLinen and silk mounted on cardboard

DimensionsOverall: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.79.42

Not on view

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Bayou Bend

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DescriptionThe floral design of this embroidered pocketbook, worked in a limited color palette of reds and blues, shows the far-reaching influence of chintz. “Chintz” traditionally refers to a cotton textile produced in India featuring a floral motif and made with color-fast dyes often using madder (red) and indigo (blue). During the colonial era chintz textiles were exported to England by the East India Company, and became the inspiration for other art forms including embroideries.
ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; Estate of Miss Ima Hogg, 1975; given to MFAH, 1979.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Paper label reads: This case belonged to Susanna Hanson [?] Howell / my great great-grandmother

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