Pillowcase
- Object Name:
- Pillowcase
- Object ID:
- 1967.027.03 a
- Creator:
- Gordon, Eliza B. (1797-1885)
- Place of Origin:
- Bedford, NH
- Date:
- 1821
- Description:
- Pillowcase. White linen, constructed of a single width of fabric seamed selvedge-to-selvedge up one side. Open end is finished with a half-inch hem. Inscribed in ink with a verse, above which is drawn a pair of feathers above beaded swags with "1821" and "Sarah Gordon." The verse reads:
"Let every care that hapless fancy breathes,
Each painful doubt that melancholy weaves,
Fly the soft pillow of thy slumbers sweet
And sink beneath oblivion's silent feet.
Let hope's bright beaming cheer with rays divine,
And heavenly mercy grant each wish of thine.
Reed." - Material:
- Textile
Linen - Dimensions:
- W-17.75 L-35 inches
- Provenance:
- Made by Eliza B. Gordon (1797-1885) (later Mrs. Peter P. Woodbury) for Sarah Goffe Gordon (1796-1881), who married Enos Reed (1796-1871) in 1821.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Estate of Charlotte E. Woodbury
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