Textiles (Furnishing)
Ann G Boker (Maker)
Marcus Hook, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
England, United Kingdom, Europe
Cotton; Silk
Quilted, Pieced, Printed
2005.0025
Object Number2005.0025 |
Quilt
Textiles (Furnishing)
Gift of Kathleen Kiefer
Ann G Boker (Maker)
Marcus Hook, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
This quilt was made in Pennsylvania in 1860.
England, United Kingdom, Europe
The silk was designed and woven in London between 1753 and 1755.
1. Inscription; Reverse; From Muzzie/To her Darling Grand Child/ Amanda Boker Bunn/ Decem. [superscript br] 25.. [superscript th] 1860./ The Silk material of this Quilt/ Is more than 150 years old/ having been/ A. wedding Dress - /A. G. Boker.
Cotton; Silk
Quilted, Pieced, Printed
82.5 (L) , 92 (W)
209.55 (L) , 233.68 (W)
Text available soon.
[Book] Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Chapter 2, p. 57
[Book] Rothstein, Natalie. 1994 Victoria & Albert Museum's Textile Collection: Woven Textile Design in Britain from 1750 to 1850.
• Related info: p 43, origin of fabrics
[Book] Brett, Katharine B & Irwin, John. 1970 Origins of Chintz,.
• Related objects: p 16-21, similar palampore imitations
[Book] Fox, Sandi. 1990 Wrapped in Glory: Figurative Quilts & Bedcovers, 1700-1900.
• Related objects, p 48-53, 54-67
[Book] Peck, Amelia. 1990 American Quilts and Coverlets in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
• Biographical info: p 16-19