Object Number 1969.0562

Object Name

Quilt (Pieced and embroidered quilt)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Maine or Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1800-1850

Materials

Wool; Cotton; Silk

Techniques

Quilted, Embroidered, Pieced

Construction Description

Hand-stitched

Dimensions (inches)

71.75 (L) , 65 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

182.245 (L) , 165.1 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] LaBar, Laureen A. 2021 Maine Quilts: 250 Years of Comfort and Community.
• Published: p. 31, fig. 1.38
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: pg. 200, pl. 42
[Book] Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Chapter 3, p. 67
[Book] Holland, Nina. 1977 Contemporary Pictorial Quilts.
• Published: page unknown
[Book] Orlofsky, Myron & Orlofsky, Patsy. 1974 Quilts in America.
• Published: plate 97 pg. 141
[Book] Nelson, Cyril I. 1982 Quilt Treasury.
• Published: page unknown