Pillowcase
- Object Name:
- Pillowcase
- Object ID:
- 1969.026.22
- Place of Origin:
- Sutton, NH
- Date:
- circa 1840
- Description:
- Pillowcase. White cotton, embellished with an insertion of machine-woven tape that resembles Bolton weaving in miniature, with tiny dots of heavier thread creating the pattern. This insertion is followed by a row of pulled thread work, then the 2.25" deep hem, which is edged with knitted lace. Between the row of insertion and the row of pulled thread work is an inked inscription: "Mary M. Dalton / No. 8." Very fine back stitching of hem.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-17.25 L-34.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Stella T. Thompson (1875-1968), the donor, was the grand-daughter of Mary M. (Dalton) Flanders (1823-1895). Note with pillowcase reads, "Mary Morril Dalton married James Flanders. Oct. 22, 1842."
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Estate of Stella Tuttle Thompson
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