Pillowcase

From collection Mount Desert Island Historical Society - Textiles Collection

Pillowcase

Hand stitched with ruffle on edge. Marked in brown ink “Mary A. Tapley”. Number after name not legible. Donor info . pillow case from Somes family of Gloucester, Massachusetts. From 1835 trousseau of Mary A. Tapley. It appears that there are two identical pillowcases with this ID #.

Details

pillowcase
circa 1835
01/03/2024
42.5" l 18" w
MDIHS: Sound School House Archive Storage, Textile Box #25
12/29/1997
02/19/2019
09/19/2024