Pocketbook

From the collections of PVMA • Digital image © Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Assoc. • Image use information

About this item

When traveling, men used wallets, called “pocketbooks”,  like this one owned by John Burke (1717-1784) to hold money or small personal articles.  Burke used this one during the French and Indian War (1757-1763.)

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Item typePersonal Objects
Leatherworking
Date1734–1784
EraColonial settlement, 1620–1762
Revolutionary America, 1763–1783
The New Nation, 1784–1815
MaterialAnimal Product
Dimension detailsWidth: 7.00 in Height: 3.25 in Depth: 0.50 in
Catalog #MR.A.02
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Pocketbook. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/mr-a-02/. Accessed on December 6, 2024.

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