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Collection Record Detail
Object Name
Wall Pocket
Object Number
CA1900-15-1
Description
Scroll bottom with flared vase-shaped sides, diverging leaf form top with shell-shaped finial. Gilt leaf work at bottom, leaf handle sides and shell top. All edged in gilt. The attached center front of pocket is oval with upturned rounded ends tied with blue ribbon to the back. Paper: Ecru with musical instruments in floral swagging. Plain back.
Comment
Wall pocket painted by Mary W. Peck, a student at the Litchfield Female Academy (LFA) from 1814-1816. In 1825 she became a drawing instructor at the LFA. See CA1890-33-1 for wedding veil made and worn by her when she married Edward D. Mansfield, a Litchfield Law School student, in 1823. See CA1890-33-2 for a friendship album compiled while a teacher.
Category
Date Made
ca. 1815
Dimensions
8 1/2"L x 6 1/2"w irregular
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