This pretty pair of stitched pockets worked by or for Mary Davis in the early to mid 1800s is in Carmarthenshire County Museum and if you are a lover of pockets as I am you will have a delight in store when you explore more examples on the VADS database. There are three pages - 34, 35, 36 to see. Just click here to start on page 34.
Thursday, 19 November 2009
A Pocketful of Pockets
This pretty pair of stitched pockets worked by or for Mary Davis in the early to mid 1800s is in Carmarthenshire County Museum and if you are a lover of pockets as I am you will have a delight in store when you explore more examples on the VADS database. There are three pages - 34, 35, 36 to see. Just click here to start on page 34.
Oh these are so beautiful. I would love to have beautiful pockets to wear! Thank you for sharing this special site.
ReplyDeleteWhat a treat to get to see all these pockets, and to connect with other pocket fans! This summer I saw a wonderful red on linen "sampler" pocket at the Fitzwilliam Museum, I expect you will have seen it too. How I would love to recreate it. Thanks Jacqueline for another great post.
ReplyDeleteI am so pleased you love this wonderful pocket - as a thank you for my work imaging the Fitzwilliam sampelr collection they gave me the reproduction rights to the pocket and a matching sampler - so do keep watching - we are working on it now.
ReplyDeleteThat is such exciting news Jacqueline, I can't wait! Working with the Fitzwilliam's samplers must have been so rewarding.
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