Object ID
1994.41.10.C
Object Name
Pillowcase
Object Collection
Date Created
February 15, 2013, 1910
Material
cotton
Object Entities
Metevilis, Marina (is related to)
Balafas, Anna (is related to)
Balafas, Constantine (is related to)
Access Points
Object Description
White pillow case with buttons valance around the edge. In the center of the pillowcase there is a sunflower, around the flower there is a lace inserts. The edge of the pillowcase is ruffely/wavey linen.
Origin
Donated by Marina Metevilis. The handwork and monogramming on linens were done by Anna Palamidou in Greece before she got married. Circa 1910.
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Citation
Pillowcase, February 15, 2013, 1910, Marina Textile Collection, National Hellenic Museum, https://hellenic.whirlihost.com/Detail/objects/6500. Accessed 04/19/24.