Pillowcase
- Object Name:
- Pillowcase
- Object ID:
- 1993.001.02
- Place of Origin:
- Newport, NH
- Date:
- 1900-1920
- Description:
- Pillow cover. Square with rounded corners. Machine-manufactured pink cotton sateen fabric with an exposed sepia photograph of an unidentified man from Newport, NH, wearing an Ainsley spread collar and batwing bowtie at center. A ruched border of a 3.5" white cotton plain-woven net ribbon with ribbed strips of supplementary warps of black and pink, hand and machine stitched (on one side) with white cotton thread to edge of pillow. Lighter pink satin woven cotton backing with a selvedge visible on top opening edge.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-24 L-24 inches
- Provenance:
- Museum purchase.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
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