Small square pillowcase. It is created with two pieces of fabric, which are sown together at each corner. The bottom layer is a light mustard yellow and has no decorative design. The top layer is white and scalloped on the trim. More towards the middle there is cutwork done. In the very center the cutwork is done to resemble a flower: having fifteen petals. About an inch from the middle, there are four V-shaped cutouts encircling the flower. On each of the points of the "V" there are five small holes; coming from the top of them are two curved cutouts and from the bottom another two, are smaller curved shapes. At the very top, is a design that appears to be half of a flower, one with five petals. In between each of the corners, there is another half-flower design.

Created by Penolope Neokos. She was born in Greece in 1899. In later years she came to the United States with her husband Nickolas, also native to Greece, where they became citizens of Illinois and lived in the city of Chicago. While in Chicago she and her husband lived with her brother, her two sons (Ernie and John), and their one daughter (Frances).
Seeing as this was made in Greece, it is fair to assume that this could have been used as a part of her dowry during her marriage to Niclolas and would have been brought over during their move to America.

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