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2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Bolster cover or case.
Bolster case
2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Bolster cover or case.

Bolster case

Dateca. 1790
MediumLinen, silk and ink marking
Dimensions21 3/4" Wide X 55 1/2" long, not including ties.
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1964-381
DescriptionBolster cover marked in ink "E Van Renssel[a]er" and in worn gold cross stitch "[E]S". Cover is constructed in long rectangular shape from white linen in plain or tabby weave with thread count of 48-49 warps X 46 wefts per inch. Open end is finished with turned and stitched hems about 3/16" wide. Two pairs of half-inch wide by 9 1/2 inch long linen tape ties are stitched to the inside 1 1/2 inches from edge. Opposite end has linen bobbin lace insertion stitched between hems. Bolster cover is constructed from two pieces of linen with butted selvage and felled seams; old patches and darns support holes and weak areas.
MarkingsIn ink: E Van Rensselaer; embroidery ES
ProvenanceGlen-Sanders Collection, Scotia, New York. This bolster case was owned by New Yorker Elizabeth Van Rensselaer (b. 1771), who married Peter Elmendorf in 1793; she died in 1798. The embroidered initials ES probably stand for Elizabeth Sanders (1777-1850).
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1790-1820
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ca. 1770
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ca. 1805
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1785-1800
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1750-1770
2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Sheet.
1745
No image number on slide
1824-1828 (range of the entires in the album).
2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Shift.
1810-1820
2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Collar.
1780-1830