Pillowcase
- Object Name:
- Pillowcase
- Object ID:
- 1946.023.03 b
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, VT
- Date:
- 1840-1850
- Description:
- One side of a pillowcase; the seams were unpicked and the back is no longer extant. Plain-woven linen with one end that is hemmed by hand, and three sides are cut. Marked in light brown silk cross stitches: "S J Wx / no. 2." [J is reversed]
- Material:
- Textile
Linen - Dimensions:
- W-19 L-35.75 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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