Textiles (Furnishing)
Margaret Nichols (Maker)
Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
England, United Kingdom, Europe
1810-1813
Cotton
Appliqued, Pieced, Woven (plain), Block printed, Mordant style
1958.0108
Object Number1958.0108 |
Quilt (Pieced and applique quilt)
Textiles (Furnishing)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William R.Elkington
Margaret Nichols (Maker)
Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
The quilt was made in 1813 in North America.
England, United Kingdom, Europe
The printed fabric used to create the bird and tree applique deisgn and the surrounding floral sprigs and leaves was printed in England in about 1780-1800.
1810-1813
Birds; Flowers; Butterflies
Cotton
Appliqued, Pieced, Woven (plain), Block printed, Mordant style
Hand-stitched
101.5 (L) , 90 (W)
257.81 (L) , 228.6 (W)
Text available soon.
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 211, fig 119
[Book] Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 353, fig. 417
[Article] Callahan, Colleen. 1985 "An Early Pieced Quilt". The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. (Summer)
• Published: page unknown
[Book] Orlofsky, Myron & Orlofsky, Patsy. 1974 Quilts in America.
• Published: p. 108, plate 55
[Chapter] Bide, Martin. Secrets of the Printer's Palette, Colors & Dyes in Rhode Island Quilts [Book] Welters, Linda & OrdoƱez, Margaret. Down by the Old Mill Stream: Quilts in Rhode Island. 83-121.
• Information on mordant style, p. 88, 101-104
[Book] Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, p. 11-12.