- Object Name:
- Object ID:
- 1975.074.08
- Creator:
- Noyes, Polly (1771-1833)
- Place of Origin:
- Atkinson, NH
- Date:
- 1780-1790
- Description:
- Pocket. Made by Polly Noyes (1771-1833), Atkinson, NH; 1780-1790. 21 yellow, blue, red, and green flowers and leaves embroidered in wool, and initials "P N" cross-stitched in brown wool on front of handwoven, natural linen; 7.75" vertical placket opening center front. Front lined with blue-striped linen. Pink ribbons machine-stitched to machine-made tape ties on top edge.
- Material:
- Textile
Linen
Wool - Dimensions:
- H-14.75 W-11.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Made and owned by Polly Noyes (1771-1833) of Atkinson, NH, the great-great-grandmother of the donor, Elizabeth S. Werner.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Elizabeth Sewall Page Werner
- Subjects:
- Domestic life, Housekeeping, Needlework
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