Anniversary Pillow

Art

Verostko Center for the Arts

Wimmer's Pillow

Name/Title

Anniversary Pillow

Entry/Object ID

1881.007

Description

A decorated pillow with a lion holding a staff in the middle on the front, all surrounded by a banner of words reading dates. The lion is also surrounded by a draped rope design. The back side of the pillow is a solid red while the front is made with more neutral colors such as light tans and grays.

Artwork Details

Medium

Cloth and thread- Pillow, Needle

Collection

Archabbey-Boniface Wimmer Artifact

Cataloged By

Barbara

Acquisition

Accession

1881.007

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

Aug 1881

Notes

Technique: sowing

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Location

Boardering Front of Pilow

Transcription

SAC.I.AUG.MDCCCXXXI. RR.DOM.BO JUB.I.AUG.MDCCCLXXXI. IN MEMORIAM.

Language

Latin

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Pillows, Lions, Staff

Search Terms

cloth, thread, sowing, needle, Pillow, Ordination, priesthood, anniversary, lion, staff, Boniface Wimmer, Wimmer Boniface, Wimmer, cloth, thread, sowing, needle

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Mixed Media

Dimensions

Height

20 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Length

20 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Date Examined

Sep 15, 2009

Examined By

Barbara

Notes

The entire thing is very fragile and pieces of cloth used to make designs are flaking off and missing all over.

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Sep 15, 2009

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Boniface Wimmer

Person or Organization

Wimmer Boniface

Person or Organization

Wimmer

Provenance

Notes

Collected By: Boniface Wimmer It was given to Boniface Wimmer for the 50th anniversary of his priesthood ordination in 1881.

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Barbara Status Date: 2009-09-15

Created By

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Create Date

September 15, 2009

Updated By

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Update Date

February 11, 2025