Object Number 1966.0085

Object Name

Quilt (Pieced quilt)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Place of Origin

United States, North America

Origin Notes

This quilt was probably made between 1815 and 1840.

Secondary Place of Origin

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

The fabric was printed in England between 1815 and 1825.

Date

1815-1840

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; on attached tag; "Childs Rm /66.85 Apr - Sept" (in graphite)
2. Label; on attached tag; "Pillar / print /1825 - 1835" (in graphite)

Materials

Cotton; Linen

Techniques

Roller printed, Quilted, Pieced, Woven (plain), Raised style

Construction Description

Hand-stitched

Dimensions (inches)

72.5 (L) , 51 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

184.15 (L) , 129.54 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements are approximate due to the inherent variability of textiles.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Cantor, Jay E. 1997 Winterthur. 264.
• Published: p. 172
[Thesis] Sykas, Philip Anthony. 10//2000 Material Evidence: Nineteenth Century Calico Printers' Pattern Books. 275-343 Ph.D. The Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Textiles/Fashion
• Information on roller and cylinder printing, pp. 276-312
[Chapter] Bide, Martin. Secrets of the Printer's Palette, Colors & Dyes in Rhode Island Quilts [Book] Welters, Linda & Ordoñez, Margaret. Down by the Old Mill Stream: Quilts in Rhode Island. 83-121.
• Information on "raised" style and print technology, pp. 88, 97.