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ca. 1830-1850 Cotton with linen lining Probably Berks or Montgomery Counties Source unknown 2004.0176.02 Examples of economy and adaptability are common in Pennsylvania German textiles. The careful piecing of small patches of cotton prints in this pillowcase indicates the maker’s desire to make the best of all of the scraps she had. |
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Text by Candace Kintzer Perry • Photography by Steve Pestrock • Catalog Design by Sarah Polek •