Object Number 1964.1643

Object Name

Quilt (Pieced cradle quilt)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

United States, North America

Secondary Place of Origin

Europe or North America

Secondary Origin Notes

The printed cotton fabrics which make up this quilt were probably made in England or the United States.

Date

1870-1925

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Pieced, Quilted, Printed, Woven (plain)

Construction Description

Hand-stitched.

Dimensions (inches)

53.75 (L) , 51.75 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

136.525 (L) , 131.445 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements taken at outer edge.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Orlofsky, Myron & Orlofsky, Patsy. 1974 Quilts in America.
• Irish chain pattern published p. 293, plate 262.