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1915

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1925

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Pillow Cover (Italy)

This is a Pillow cover. It was made by Maria Monaci Gallenga. It is dated 1915–25 and we acquired it in 1992. Its medium is silk and its technique is block printed. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled Gallenga.

It is credited Museum purchase from Sarah Cooper-Hewitt, Eleanor G. Hewitt and Au Panier Fleuri Funds and through bequest of Ida C. McNeil in memory of Lincoln C. McNeil and Catherine McNeil.

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Its dimensions are

H x W: 55.2 x 44.1 cm (21 3/4 x 17 3/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Pillow Cover (Italy); Made by Maria Monaci Gallenga (Italy); silk; H x W: 55.2 x 44.1 cm (21 3/4 x 17 3/8 in.); Museum purchase from Sarah Cooper-Hewitt, Eleanor G. Hewitt and Au Panier Fleuri Funds and through bequest of Ida C. McNeil in memory of Lincoln C. McNeil and Catherine McNeil; 1992-155-3

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