Potpourri Pillow in Original Packaging
Date1980s
MediumPotpourri stitched into cloth, with a paper tag and plastic wrapper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width of pillow): 6 1/2 x 9 1/4in. (16.5 x 23.5cm)
Credit LineGift of Paige Adams
DescriptionLight blue fabric pillow printed with butterflies and flowers in yellow, red, pink, green, and purple. A small red or wine colored ribbon is attached to one side, about 3 1/2 inches from the pinked edge. The pillow is filled with potpourri. A tag describing the pillow's use is included with it, and both are sealed in the clear plastic packaging.
Object number2005.171.3
InscribedA paper tag with an image of a bouquet of flowers on the left side accompanies the potpourri pillow. The printing on the tag reads, "THE PEACE PILLOW for quiet repose/ Rose Potpourri/ A bag to smell unto, or to cause one to sleep/ In the 17th and 18th/ century this pillow was/ filled with sweet leaves/ and blossoms, pinned/ to the back of a chair/ or used on the bed/ pillow/ Capriland's Herb Farm - Coventry, Conn. 06238".On View
Not on viewHorace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
early 20th century
Tober Baseball Manufacturing Company