Textiles (Furnishing)
Catherine Brobst (Maker)
Fanny S.B. Jungmann (Maker)
Reading or Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
England, United Kingdom, Europe
1825-1840
Cotton
Quilted, Pieced, Printed, Mordant style
1967.0031
Object Number1967.0031 |
Quilt (Pieced mosaic quilt)
Textiles (Furnishing)
Gift of Mrs. Alfred Bishop
Catherine Brobst (Maker)
Fanny S.B. Jungmann (Maker)
1830
Reading or Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
This quilt was made in Pennsylvania between 1825 and 1840.
England, United Kingdom, Europe
The printed fabric was made in England between about 1770 and 1815.
1825-1840
Cotton
Quilted, Pieced, Printed, Mordant style
95 (L) , 88.5 (W)
241.3 (L) , 224.79 (W)
The hexagonal patches in the center are 1 1/8" diameter, the outer continuous border is 5 1/4" wide.
Text available soon.
[Book] Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Chapter 3, p. 77
[Book] Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on print style, pp. 11-12
[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 print style, pp. 88, 101-104