Object Number 1960.0597

Object Name

Quilt (Wholecloth quilt with border)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

New London, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Per Lynne Bassett 10/2022: Some design elements are associated with New London, CT. Per previous cataloger: Previously cataloged as Massachusetts, the type of embroidery on this bedcover was often found in Connecticut.

Secondary Place of Origin

Probably England, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

The border fabric was made in Europe, probably England, between 1780 and 1800.

Date

1790-1820

Materials

Linen; Wool; Cotton

Techniques

Embroidered, Quilted, Printed, Woven (plain)

Construction Description

Hand-stitched

Dimensions (inches)

96.25 (L) , 90.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

244.48 (L) , 229.87 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Peck, Amelia. 1990 American Quilts and Coverlets in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
• Similar embroidered bed hangings made into a bedcover: fig. 69, p. 177-179.
[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Border fabric, p. 291, fig. 311
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p.105, fig. 51
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p. 92, fig. 46