Pillowcase
- Object Name:
- Pillowcase
- Object ID:
- 1969.045.03
- Date:
- 1820-1840
- Description:
- Pillowcase. Heavy plain-woven cotton in a natural off-white color. Constructed of one panel of fabric, folded in half and flat-felled seamed along one side. Open end is hemmed by hand. Marked in brown silk cross stitches, "H _ P", at center, ~2.25" above hem.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton
Silk - Dimensions:
- W-17.75 L-34 inches
- Provenance:
- The pillowcase owned by Hannah Pike (1802-1843) of Hampton Falls, NH, was part of a group of Pike family objects given by sisters, Miss Ruth Sawin and Olive Flagg (Mrs. Oscar R.)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Ruth Sawin and Olive S. Flagg
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