Set of 7 Antique Linen & Cotton Pillowcases With Lace Trim & Monogram — C. 1920s, Nantucket Estate

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….From the same remarkable Nantucket house sale that gave us the tea cloth — and just as good.
Seven pillowcases … Read more ….From the same remarkable Nantucket house sale that gave us the tea cloth — and just as good.
Seven pillowcases ranging from 21" × 30" to 22" × 34" — slightly larger than today's standard pillow, which is exactly the point. Beds were made differently then, pillows were plumper, and everything was sized to feel generous rather than just adequate. These will fit a standard pillow with a beautiful overlap, or stuff them with a European square and let them do what they were born to do.
The linen and cotton has that soft-yet-supple hand that only comes from a hundred years of careful laundering and proper storage. No scratchy newness, no artificial softness. Just the real thing.
The set is a beautiful study in early 20th century domestic needlework — some trimmed in crocheted lace with scalloped edges, some with delicate drawn threadwork borders, and at least one bearing a crisp embroidered monogram. Whoever assembled this set had both taste and patience. These didn't come from a catalog. They came from hands.
Seven pieces, consistent vintage condition throughout — honest age, no alarming flaws. Sleep in them, display them, or simply own something that was made when things were made to last. See less