Since I'm about to take our club's antique pillow apart I have a few questions. This pillow is about 16 inches long by 11inches long, a bolster. It is thought to have been from around 1830. One thing that has struck me is how light the pillow is. I made myself a similar size pillow over the hols (coffee cans wound with wool blanket) and mine is much heavier. So, besides straw, what else could have been used to stuff old pillows? Secondly, when did glazed card become popular for prickings? I think the answers may be able to date the pillow more accurately. Naturally I won't be taking the pillow itself to pieces, I had thought to tease a little of the stuffing out (with the help of a conservator) from the hole at the gathering on the ends. The pillow has been in a sealed case for the last couple of decades and finding someone to help dismantle it has been difficult. Sharon on the snowy half of Vancouver Island
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