Tobacco Premium Pillow

Tobacco Premium Pillow

Tobacco Premium Pillow

Name/Title

Tobacco Premium Pillow

Entry/Object ID

1999.002.001B

Context

An accompanying pillow to the Tobacco Premium quilt, this pillow was joined together by Eula Adams Bartee in 1914 in the Mt. Herman Community of Danville, Virginia. Danville had a large cigarette manufacturing business and Eula used scrap fabrics from her husband's cigarette cartons to make this.

Collection

Permanent Collection

Acquisition

Accession

1999.002

Source or Donor

Eleanor Allen

Made/Created

Artist

Eula Adams Bartee

Date made

circa 1914

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall Dimensions

Width

17 in

Length

17 in

Material

Flannels, Velvet

Color

Multi-Color

Condition

Notes

large hole on back

Overall Condition

Excellent