Pillow
- Object Name:
- Pillow
- Object ID:
- 1986.049.01
- Date:
- 1880-1900
- Description:
- Pillow filled with balsam needles. Top is made of template-pieced hexagon patchwork arranged in simple flower forms, each with a center of wool printed with a flower in cream, red, and tan on a black background. The "petals" around the centers are either blue, cream, or lavender wool/cotton. The surrounding hexagons forming the background are black cotton. The paper templates are still inside the hexagons. Back of pillow is black wool, damask-woven with a flower and feather or fern frond. Seams around sides are covered with red wool cording, and red wool yarn tassels hang from the corners. Interior is lined with cotton muslin.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool
Cotton
Wood - Dimensions:
- W-17.25 L-14 D-7 inches
- Provenance:
- From Favor family of Hill, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Donald F. Kinley
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