PILLOW TRIM

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage

About this object

A mauve, pink, and green ruffled silk pillow trim. The design is of a pleated silk on both sides of a silk lace trimmed ribbon that comes together in a tied bow on the front and the back. A notation with the item says that this was from a beaded pillow top.

Object name:

PILLOW TRIM

Made from:

Silk

Made in:

Unknown

Date made:

20th c.

Size:

12.7 × 198.1 cm (5 × 78 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

45.532

Class:

Linen

Signature marks:

label Lace from/beaded pillow-/top On tissue the item was wrapped in. This is bordered in red and is hand written in blue ink. inscription John Barkley, Inc./DISTINCTIVE MENS WEAR/541 WOOD ST. PITTSBURGH Top of the box the item was in. This is printed in black. inscription YELOW + LACE?/COVER Side of the box the item was in. This was printed in black marker. label FROM/HERBERT A. MAY/6530 BEACON STREET/PITTSBURGH 17, PENNSYLVANIA/RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED/POSTMASTER-THIS PARCEL MAY BE OPENED FOR POSTAL INSPECTION IF NECESSARY/FOR To Mr. H. A. May/"Hillwood"/C MERRIMADE-LAWRENCE, MASS. Top of the box the item was in. This label is bordered in blue. All the inscription is printed in blue except for To Mr. H. A. May/ "Hillwood" which is handwritten in blue ink.

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973