Pillow Sham and Bolster Cover- Net

Woven Textile

Tarble Art Center

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

1976.10.1

Description

An example of use of cotton net as a basis for decorative bed covers. Possibly factory made.

Collection

Illinois Folk Arts Collection

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Robert G. Buzzard

Made/Created

Artist

Smith, Mrs. William

Date made

1891

Location

Drawer

Flat File T

Vault

Permanent Collection Storage

Building

Tarble Arts Center

Institution

Eastern Illinois University

Provenance

Provenance Detail

A pillow sham and bolster cover owned by Mrs. William Smith of Sumner, IL, as part of Golden Wedding observance in 1891, Sumner IL. Mrs. Smith was the mother of Alice Smith Couchman, whose house she died in 1900. Passed on to Irene Buzzard in 1920.

Created By

jonathan@catalogit.app

Create Date

March 27, 2025