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1890-1920
GUSN-258736
Off-white cotton percale pillowcases; three sets of two each tied with two blue ribbons; openwork hem; light blue mottled box with white bottom, lined with creamy translucent patterned paper; in hope chest (acc. no. 1998.6174).
pillowcases
weaving
cotton (textile)
openwork
cardboard
paper (fiber product)
ribbon (material)
Cotton
Bedding
Pillowcase
" 'STEARNS SPECIAL'/ R.H. STEARNS CO./ BOSTON, MASS./ 20 1/2 X 36/ FINISHED SIZE" (label)
"L17229" (purple ink)
Original To Field-Hodges House (North Andover, Mass.),
R.H. Stearns & Company (Boston, Mass.) (Maker)
1 7/8 x 7 (HxW) (inches)
Estate of Sarah Moore Field
1998.6180
North Andover (Essex county, Massachusetts)
Massachusetts (United States)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
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