Object ID
2013.24.2
Object Name
Pillowcase
Medium
Cotton
Material
Cotton
Object Description
18.5" x 18.5" decorative pillow cover. Front: Hand-weaved pattern with red, yellow, blue and green yarn. Weave base of burlap. Hand-made craft, evidence of work inside the pillow cover. Pattern is a mixture of square and diamond shapes. Back: printed/manufactured fabric printed on canvas. Floral pattern with white mosaic pattern around each floral arrangement. Both burlap front and canvas backing, make pillow case heavy and for decoration only, not for use. 7" inch opening at the top of the pillow, to stuff pillow into the cover. Two halves of pillow sew together with a showing machine.
Origin
Handmade, hand-weaved decorative pillow cover. Pattern in the style of turkish hand-weaved pillows.
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Citation
Pillowcase, National Hellenic Museum, https://hellenic.whirlihost.com/Detail/objects/10137. Accessed 05/19/24.