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.Mark(s)In ink: E Van Rensselaer; embroidery ESProvenanceGlen-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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1790-1800
ca. 1840
ca. 1805
Mary Wright Alsop
1800-1850
1780-1790