Pockets
Date1790-1810
MediumCottons, linen (identified by eye)
DimensionsOL of pockets and ties 58 in.
Pocket A OL 16 1/4 in.; OW 12 7/8 in.
Pocket B OL 17 3/8 in.; OW 12 in.
Credit LineGift of the Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA
Object number2024-342
DescriptionPair of pockets; fronts are made of patchwork printed cottons and backs are made of brown linen. Pockets have bell shape. Pockets are connected by blue striped linen tape sewn at the top with lengths for tying. Vertical slit extending partway from the top of the pocket. Pockets are partially lined in blue check. One pocket has an additional blue check patch on the back. Back of one pocket has sewn tag at the top labeled with “pocket A”. Back of other pocket has sewn tag at the top labeled “pocket b”.Label TextThis pair of pockets has a patchwork design created by thirteen different patterned fabrics. The textiles contain both floral and geometric designs, popular in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The use of varied fabrics suggest that the pockets might have been made from leftover scraps from other garments.
InscribedBack of one pocket has sewn tag at the top labeled with “pocket A”. Back of other pocket has sewn tag at the top labeled “pocket b”.
ProvenancePrior to 1968, Grace E. McIntosh (Richmond, VA); 1968 given to the Valentine Museum (Richmond, VA); 2023-present given to The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA)
