Pillow Shams

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Pillow Shams

Entry/Object ID

2014.60.844a-b

Description

Matching pair of white cotton pillow shams. Each has a ruffled border and is embroidered with the letter "H" in the center in white thread.

Context

Made by Edith Richardson of Barre, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2014.60

Source or Donor

Barre Historical Society, Inc.

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Artist

Richardson, Edith Whitcomb (1870-1943)

Date made

1880 - 1900

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Sham, Pillow

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sham

Nomenclature Class

Bedding

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

32 in

Length

23 in

Material

Cotton