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Object Name
Wallet
Object Number
CA1890-02-42
Description
Wallet,polychrome wool crewels in red, yellow, blues, green and browns on a dark blue ground, image of a bird and a floral vine, embriodered on a linen support. Pink calamanco lining with silk edging. Initials "I B" in red on front flap. Made for Jonathan Buell (1717-1796) of Litchfield possibly by his wife Lydia Landon Buell of Southhampton, New York (d. 1812).
Category
Personal Artifacts
Maker
Date Made
ca. 1750
Dimensions
4 1/4" H (closed) x 6 1/2" W
Materials
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