Pillowcase
- Object Name:
- Pillowcase
- Object ID:
- 1946.023.03 a
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, VT
- Date:
- 1840-1850
- Description:
- Pillowcase of plain-woven linen, constructed from two panels of fabric and seamed around three edges. Opening edge is narrow-hemmed by hand. Marked in beige silk cross stitches ~4.5" above the opening: " S J Wx / no. 3." [J is reversed]
- Material:
- Textile
Linen - Dimensions:
- W-18.75 L-36.2 inches
- Provenance:
- Made by a servant of the Wetherbee family at Concord, VT, for Susan J. Wetherbee, the mother-in-law of the donor.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mary C. Hopkinson
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