Case, Needle

Object Name:

Case, Needle

Object ID:

1978.077.01

Date:

1769

Description:

Folding wallet or purse. Silk cover paper. V-shaped flap that opens to expose two interior compartments. Note attached to interior: "This needle book belongs / to old Mrs. Joseph Dea[r]born / of North Hampton / it was her Wedding Dress / this was made in / 1769. the mother of / Betsy Dearborn and / grandmother of J[ames]. H. Rundlet."

Material:

Textile
Paper

Dimensions:

W-3.8 L-7.8 D-0.6 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Mary W. McEvoy, Elizabeth W. Getty, and Margaret W. Mirick

People:

Dearborn, Mary (1758-1835), Whittemore, Arthur G. (1856-1931), Whittemore, Caroline R. (1858-1934), Whittemore, Manvel O. (1890-1961), McEvoy, Mary W. (1917-2001), Getty, Elizabeth W. (1920-1992), Mirick, Margaret W. (1919-2004)

Subjects:

Wallets, Purses