DepartmentTextiles-United States & Canada
Cigar band pillow
NamePillow
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Date1820s - 1920s
Place madeNew England or Midwest, United States, North America
MediumSilk, cotton
Dimensions20 × 15 1/2 × 4 in. (50.8001 × 39.3701 × 10.16 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Nancy Bloch, A.2016.45.1
Object numberA.2016.45.1
DescriptionRectangular pillow with red 5 cm. trim around the perimeter, 19 yellow and cream-colored cigar bands sewn over pillow surface, pillow has central red band and from the center the cigar brand names mirror each other, "Granadas, Imperiales, Regalia Bismark, etc." cigar bands are attached by black open-work seam.
Artist Not Recorded
