Needlework Wallet

Description:

Needlework Wallet, America, dated 1766, stitched with floral decoration and geometric patterns against a green background, opening with four pockets with shaped flaps and "AB 1766," lined in fine green wool, with several mid-19th century receipts from members of the Merrit family, Port Chester, New York, ht. 3 3/4, wd. 6 3/4 in.

Provenance: Lillian Cogan, Farmington, Connecticut, October 1978.
Estimate $1,000-1,500


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