antique Swedish homespun linen pillow cover w/ crochet lace Sov Godt / Sleep Well

antique Swedish homespun linen pillow cover w/ crochet lace Sov Godt / Sleep Well
antique Swedish homespun linen pillow cover w/ crochet lace Sov Godt / Sleep Well
antique Swedish homespun linen pillow cover w/ crochet lace Sov Godt / Sleep Well
antique Swedish homespun linen pillow cover w/ crochet lace Sov Godt / Sleep Well
antique Swedish homespun linen pillow cover w/ crochet lace Sov Godt / Sleep Well
antique Swedish homespun linen pillow cover w/ crochet lace Sov Godt / Sleep Well
antique Swedish homespun linen pillow cover w/ crochet lace Sov Godt / Sleep Well

Antique homespun linen fabric pillow cover with motto in filet crochet cotton lace. This is lovely, 1800s vintage, out of a farm estate here in Wisconsin.

We don't know if it's made here or brought from Scandinavia... there's just no way to be certain, as flax growing and linen weaving were much the same here as in the old country.

The motto reads 'Sleep Well' I think, it's probably Swedish (more Swedes in this part of Wisconsin) but possibly Norwegian?

The fabric is hand woven linen, and the lace is hand made from cotton thread. It has a embroidered monogram in red thread. It measures 25 1/2" x 18" over the area where the pillow would fit, not including the scalloped edge.

The back closes with buttons. One shell button is missing, and there's a short tear at the back. There's no holes, thinning or signs of wear or yellowing to the lace or the fabric, just a little foxing from years of storage.

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