Pocket Hanger

ca. 1800–25

Not on view

Decorative, yet functional, this household device is a column of seven pockets, designed to hold letters, other papers and small, shallow objects. The creator was almost certainly a female amateur, probably making this for her own or for friends’ use. She was, apparently, motivated to commemorate the French Revolutionary Wars. Ships flying the Union Jack sail beneath what may be the white cliffs of Dover; two panels below, a cavalry officer- perhaps, in his blue uniform and helmet, a Royal Horse Guard- charges on a rearing horse beside a canon, with the Union flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, and a yellow ensign Union Jack fluttering to either side.

Artwork Details

Overview

Provenance

Title: Pocket Hanger
Date: ca. 1800–25
Culture: British
Medium: Silk and linen, with cotton needlepoint
Dimensions: 42 × 7 in. (106.7 × 17.8 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Embroidered
Credit Line: Gift of Karen B. Cohen, in honor of Rochelle C. Rosenberg, 2022
Object Number: 2022.147.15
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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