Pillowcase
- Object Name:
- Pillowcase
- Object ID:
- 1964.034.05
- Creator:
- Proctor, Edna Dean
- Place of Origin:
- New England
- Date:
- 1889-1900
- Description:
- Pillowcase. One of two separate incomplete panels possibly intended for a pillow. Embroidered with silk yarns of yellow, orange, brown, green, and red on brown satin. Pattern of floral sprigs embroidered in the center with floral scribed initials "E.D.P." measuring 5" x 10.5". Embroidery stitch through to a 17" square piece of brown linen cambric backing secured to the satin with a left angle outline of orange running stitches. Two white selvedge edges visible on satin fabric. Top and bottom are raw edges. Embroidered by poet Edna Dean Proctor (1829-1923), maternal great aunt of the donor.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk
Linen
Satin - Dimensions:
- W-23 L-23 inches
- Provenance:
- Gift of Elizabeth van Praag Dudley. Donor related to New Hampshire poet Edna Dean Proctor (1829-1923), born in Henniker, NH, on Proctor Hill overlooking the Contoocook River.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Elizabeth von Praag Dudley
- People:
- Proctor, Edna Dean (1829-1923)
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