Pillowcase

Object Name:

Pillowcase

Object ID:

1973.060

Date:

1800-1830

Description:

Unfinished demilune bureau cover of stuffed work white cotton. Design consists of a double-handled basket of flowers bordered beneath with a semicircle of a flowering vine. The design is created with cording and cotton batting stuffed between a layer of white cotton and a layer of loosely woven white cotton. The threads in the weave of the cotton on the underside could be separated in order to push stuffing into the stitched motifs. Tails of the stuffing are evident on the reverse side. Running across the top of the face fabric is a stripe of open weave (or pulled threads?) and a woven stripe of heavier mottled brown/white threads.

Material:

Textile
Linen
Cotton

Dimensions:

H-19 W-35.75 inches

Provenance:

Obtained by donor from the Otis family of Hampton, NH.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Jewett