Pillowcase
- Object Name:
- Pillowcase
- Object ID:
- 1967.027.03 b
- Creator:
- Gordon, Eliza B. (1797-1885)
- Place of Origin:
- Bedford, NH
- Date:
- 1821
- Description:
- Pillowcase. White linen, constructed of a single width of fabric, folded in half and seamed up one side selvedge-to-selvedge. Open end is finished with a half-inch hem. Inscribed in ink with a verse below a design of a pair of feathers above beaded swags below the name "Sarah Gordon"; the date 1821 is inscribed above this motif. The verse reads:
"Sarah, may angels guard thy bed,
And hover o'er thy pillow'd head.
May heaven, all kind omnipotent and wise
Appoint some seraph from his blissful skies
To guard thee ever with a tender care
And of all blessings mayest thou have a share.
Reed." - Material:
- Textile
Linen - Dimensions:
- W-17.75 L-34.5 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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