Doll Pillow

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Doll Pillow

Entry/Object ID

1955.34.3

Description

Doll-sized bolster pillow. The pillow is stuffed with feathers and covered with crocheted lace.

Context

Owned by Susan Alger Hyde in Strafford, Vermont. According to family history, the feathers are from Susan's own pillow, and the case was made from an apron she had made for herself.

Acquisition

Accession

1955.34

Source or Donor

Hyde, Bessie Baker Braselmann

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1844

Place

Town

Strafford

County

Orange County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pillow

Nomenclature Class

Bedding

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Hyde, Susan E. Alger