Watch pocket
Category
Costume
Date
1860 - 1900
Materials
Silk velvet, cardboard, cotton thread embroidery, silk satin, cotton twill.
Measurements
200 x 110 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604324.2
Summary
A woman's watch pocket, one of a pair, made from maroon silk velvet. The core of the pocket is strong cardboard covered in maroon silk velvet, with multicoloured cotton thread embroidery in a floral motif across the front and with the lower half creating a pocket. It is trimmed with a maroon silk satin bow and backed with black cotton twill.
Provenance
Gift of Dr G.E.Houston