DepartmentTextiles-United States & Canada

Cigar band pillow

NamePillow

Artist Artist Not Recorded

DateLate 19th - early 20th century

Place madeNew England or Midwest, United States, North America

MediumSilk, cotton, thread

Dimensions20 × 22 × 5 in. (50.8001 × 55.8801 × 12.7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Nancy Bloch, A.2016.45.3

Object numberA.2016.45.3

DescriptionSquare shaped pillow composed of 67 pieces of cigar bands in shades of yellow, yellow-gold, and white. Two corners of the pillow have cigar bands sewn perpendicularly to central cigar bands. Open seams are joined by feather stitches in dark brown.