Quilt (Pieced and applique quilt)

  • Category:

    Textiles (Furnishing)

  • Creator (Role):

    Margaret Nichols (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Secondary Place of Origin:

    England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1810-1813

  • Materials:

    Cotton

  • Techniques:

    Appliqued, Pieced, Woven (plain), Block printed, Mordant style

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.0108


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1958.0108

Object Name

Quilt (Pieced and applique quilt)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William R.Elkington

Creator (Role)

Margaret Nichols (Maker)

Place of Origin

Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

The quilt was made in 1813 in North America.

Secondary Place of Origin

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

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.

Date

1810-1813

Subjects

Birds; Flowers; Butterflies

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Appliqued, Pieced, Woven (plain), Block printed, Mordant style

Construction Description

Hand-stitched

Dimensions (inches)

101.5 (L) , 90 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

257.81 (L) , 228.6 (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. 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.