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Pillow

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1890-1920

GUSN

GUSN-20026

Description

Embroiderd pillow. Orange thread in decorative script on off-white cotton background. One end handsewn.

Details

Descriptive Terms

pillows
cotton (textile)
embroidering
hand sewing
Cotton
Embroidered
Machine Sewn
PILLOW

Inscription

Embroidered on front face of pillow: ""A Whiff/ from the / Maine Woods""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

14 x 17.5 x 6 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.273

Places

Maine (United States)

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