Pillow Shams

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Sham

Name/Title

Pillow Shams

Entry/Object ID

2014.60.852a-b

Description

Matching pair of white cotton pillow shams. Each is embroidered using chain stitches in an abstract floral pattern with a central medallion and surrounding border.

Context

Owned by Elizabeth Tilden in Barre, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2014.60

Source or Donor

Barre Historical Society, Inc.

Acquisition Method

Transfer

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

30-1/4 in

Length

28 in

Material

Cotton

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Tilden, Elizabeth McDermott (1845-1917)

Related Places

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America