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Pillow Cover

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Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1750-1850

GUSN

GUSN-11533

Description

Of rectangular form, woven in white linen and embroidered with initials in brown silk at the center of one end.

Details

Descriptive Terms

pillows
covers (overlying objects)
linen (material)
weaving
Linen
Woven
COVER, PILLOW

Inscription

Embroidered in cross-stitch, on the front end are the initials: S:H .

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

32 x 20.25 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.1731

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