Alice Kono's Souvenir Pillowcase from Camp Shelby, Mississippi
date: label: date made
content: circa 1940s
notes: label: Description
content: This is Alice Kono's souvenir pillowcase that came from Camp Shelby, which is a military post in Mississippi.
label: Description
content: These sentimental pillowcases and covers were sent to family, friends, and loved ones from soldiers stationed at military posts. Most of them were trimmed in fringe and made out of silk, and some had personalized messages to their loved ones stitched on them.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Executive Order 9066
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Alice Kono
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2016.0219.03
label: accession number
content: 2016.0219
label: catalog number
content: 2016.0219.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: pillowcase
label: Object Name
content: pillow cover
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: felt (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: satin (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 20 in x 20 in; 50.8 cm x 50.8 cm