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

Collections

United States and Canada

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.