Pillow

Textile

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Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Name/Title

Pillow

Entry/Object ID

0046.005

Description

ticking pillow filled with chicken feathers from Miller family flock

Textile Type

Bedding

Use

bed pillow Guy and Naomi West

Context

"My mother made these pillows from feathers from our own chickens. Guy and I used them on our bed for many years. 2001- they are on my bed now." - N.W.

Collection

West Collection

Cataloged By

Esther Landis Bittinger

Category

Household

Acquisition

Accession

0046

Source or Donor

Naomi Miller West family

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Notes

Homemade

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pillow

Nomenclature Class

Bedding

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Width

15 in

Length

24 in

Material

Ticking, Feather

Color

White, Blue

Location

Room

Child's Room

Building

Burkholder-Myers House

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Mar 5, 2026

Inventory Project

INV2025.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Jun 24, 2025

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Good

Examined By

Esther Landis Bittinger

General Notes

Note Type

Date Cataloged

Note

10/30/2008

Created By

Sherrie R. Johndrow

Create Date

November 15, 2008

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

July 9, 2026