Pillow, Boudoir Set with Runner - Anne Brough

 
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Pillow, Boudoir Set with Runner - Anne Brough
Pillow, Anne Brough boudoir set
Pillow, Anne Brough boudoir set

Pillow, Boudoir Set with Runner - Anne Brough

Object number1984.022.09 A-B
DateUnknown Date
MediumLace, Silk, Embroidered ribbon
DimensionsBoudoir Pillow: 2 1/4 × 21 × 7 1/2 in. (5.7 × 53.3 × 19.1 cm) Lace Runner: 51 × 19 1/2 in. (129.5 × 49.5 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionA. Boudoir pillow. Rectangular blue silk pillow with white lace front featuring embroidered blue and gold heart and flower. A blue silk ribbon is fed through scalloped lace and tied in twin bows at four corners.

    B. Lace runner with blue and gold embroidered ribbon and hearts. Blue silk ribbon fed through lace and tied in bows at corners. Pleated edges and lace trim.

    The boudoir set belonged to Anne Wade Roark Brough, the twenty-fifth First Lady of Arkansas from 1917-1921. During World War I, Anne served as an active Chairman for the Woman’s Auxiliary of State Council of Defense, the Red Cross's supply- making sessions and Liberty and Victory Loans. Anne also made appearances at Suffragette Rallies in support of the right for woman to vote in the United States.

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