Øst-Telemark "rød-trøye" Bunad: Hanging Pocket

NamePocket

Artist Artist unrecorded

Dateca. 1960

Place madeOst-Telemark, NORWAY, Europe

Mediumwool, silk, brass

Dimensions11 7/16 × 7 1/16 × 13/16 in. (29 × 18 × 2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Andrew Nuquist, in memory of Reidun Dahle Nuquist, A.2019.17.4

Object numberA.2019.17.4

DescriptionThis black wool pocket is lined in red silk. The front is embroidered in wools of red, greens, and golds. The pattern is of stylized vines and flowers with a centered heart, within which is the year "1971." The brass closure is in a floral pattern, topped with a hook for attaching at the waist of a garment. Hallmarks are on the back of the clasp.