Pillowcase
- Object Name:
- Pillowcase
- Object ID:
- 1939.014.13 a
- Creator:
- Kimball, Fanny W. (1792-1860)
- Place of Origin:
- Plainfield, NH/Lebanon, NH
- Date:
- 1820-1860
- Description:
- Pillowcase. White cotton, trimmed with a 12.5" deep sawtooth-edged ruffle at opening. Edge of ruffle embroidered with white linen thread with a pattern of dots within a chevron outline of the edge. Opening further embellished with white linen thread embroidery in pattern of swags and feathers. Stamped in black ink, "Fanny Kimball." over a leafy swag at center, above the embroidery. Stitches used for the embroidery include open chain, outline, satin, buttonhole, and buttonhole wheel. One of a pair.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-19 L-39 inches
- Provenance:
- Made by Fanny Willis Kimball (1792-1860), wife of Robert Kimball (1786-1875) of Plainfield, and Lebanon. The donor, Anna K. Grow (1881-1968), was the adopted daughter of Mary E. Kimball (1834-1913), daughter of Robert and Fanny W. Kimball.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Anna K. Grow
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