pillow shams

Object number
98.3.1
Description
Silk pillow top made of silk cigar wrappers; the wrappers vary in width and are hand sewn together and then feather stitched with yellow silk embroidery thread; fringe of silk wrappers. The wrappers vary in color from yellow to orange, some have the name of the cigar on them and some are plain. Cigar names printed on some of the wrappers; these include: the Jefferson; Up An Up; Londres; Harvard; The Walds; The Park; Good Morning; The Horton; B. Newmark & Co., Etc.
Materials
silk
Credit Line
Gift of Anna S. Friend
Related People & Organizations
Friend, Anna S. (associated)