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ca. 1859
GUSN-9369
Rectangular, off white; pieced single panel folded. Hemmed open end with scalloped edges and series of holes along edge. Both finished off in button hole stitch. At base of hem 1/8" wide band of drawnwork.
pillowcases
cotton (textile)
drawn thread work
embroidering
stitching
weaving
machine-made
piecing
tabby (textile)
Drawnwork
Embroidered
Novelty Weave
Cotton
Woven
Hand Stitched
Pieced
PILLOWCASE
Ink signature at end: Mary Ann Brown
1984.16.2X
Brown, Mary Ann (Maker)
35 (W) (inches)
1984.16.2
Title Pillowcase Accession Number 1984.18A
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