Lot 28: Filled Market Wallet by: Women of the CLA

In the 18th century, there were a few ways to carry your personal belongings. One of the most common was to use a market wallet, like this example donated by Mary Brandenburg. You would place anything you wanted to carry into the ends of the bag, twist the bag in the middle and throw the wallet over your shoulder. This wallet is constructed from linen and hand sewn, creating an heirloom. This beautiful wallet also contains a secret: it comes fully loaded with a host of items, each donated by an artist from the Women of the CLA. These artists represent some of the best in their field! Their only stipulation was that we keep the contents of the market wallet a surprise. As a teaser, here are the artisans who have donated something to the market wallet and its surprise contents: 

Mary Brandenburg, Christie Suchora, Jessica Bowman, Emily Burns, Christine Connolly, Jody Cronk, Kathy England, Maria Freed, Shelly Gier, Kerry Masarik, Vicki Hast, Lisa Hrinko, Dorothy Maxfield, Sarah Miller, Beckie Mooneyhan, Linda Pritchard, Heather Schneider, Kelly Schott, Valerie Skinner, Barbara Smith, Laura Supringer and Lisa Williams.