Pillowcase
- Object Name:
- Pillowcase
- Object ID:
- 2001.019.02
- Place of Origin:
- Sandwich, NH
- Date:
- 1840-1872
- Description:
- Pillowcase of white cotton, constructed of one width of fabric, folded in half and seamed selvedge-to-selvedge along one side. Opening is finished with a 2.25" hem, which is hand-stitched. Inscribed neatly in ink at center of open edge, above hem: "Lydia C. Wentworth," in script letters.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-17.75 L-37.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Donor has same last name as W. T. Sulloway, who was the maker's great grandchild.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Alvah W. Sulloway
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