Quilt

  • Category:

    Textiles (Furnishing)

  • Creator (Role):

    Priscilla (Ballenger) Leedom (Quilter)

    Lewis Halbert (Designer)

  • Place of Origin:

    Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1861-1861

  • Materials:

    Silk; Cotton

  • Museum Object Number:

    2020.0006


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2020.0006

Object Name

Quilt

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Philip and Noelle Richmond

Creator (Role)

Priscilla (Ballenger) Leedom (Quilter)

Lewis Halbert (Designer)

Place of Origin

Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1861-1861

Subjects

Eagle

Materials

Silk; Cotton

Construction Description

quilted and embroidered by the maker. Design drawn by Lewis Halbert, a free Black servant of the maker's son John.

Dimensions (inches)

Dimensions (centimeters)

Object Description

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