Object Number 1954.0100.001

Object Name

Table cover (Quilted dressing table cover)

Category

Textiles

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Westervelt Family (Artist)

Place of Origin

New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Probably New York City.

Date

1810-1840

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Initials spread over top left, center, and right; Script "M A W"

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Quilted, Stuffed work

Dimensions (inches)

23.75 (L) , 34.25 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

60.325 (L) , 86.995 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 160, fig. 83
[Book] Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Chapter 6, p 157
[Book] Garrett, Elisabeth Donaghy. 1990 At Home: The American Family 1750-1870.
• Same patterns: p 127-133
[Other] Isaac, Amanda C. A Collection Survey: Dressing Table Covers.
• Same patterns: unknown pages
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p. 170, fig. 90