Embroidered pocket, 18th century, 16 3/16 × 10 in. ( × cm)20 1/2 × 14 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. ( × × cm) (outer frame), Linen plain weave, silk embroidery, England, 18th century, In the 1700s, European women wore pockets as a separate accessory attached to their waists, beneath voluminous skirts and petticoats. These accessories were generously sized – large enough to stash a container of smelling salts, a small bottle of perfume, a clutch of love letters, a portable almanac, perhaps even a pocket microscope

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