Pocketbook
mid to late 18th century
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueSilk; plain weave, quilted with silk thread, embroidered with gold metallic thread, painted with tempera
DimensionsOverall (closed): 9.6 x 15.3 cm (3 3/4 x 6 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Charles B. Perkins
Accession number53.422
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
ProvenanceCollection of Mrs. Charles B. Perkins of Boston; Gift to the MFA, April 9, 1953
1930s
19th century
first quarter 18th century
Artist unknown, Japanese
late 17th century
about 1799
late 19th or early 20th century
around 1775
19th century
19th century
second half 18th century