Quilt (Pieced mosaic quilt)

  • Category:

    Textiles (Furnishing)

  • Creator (Role):

    Catherine Brobst (Maker)

    Fanny S.B. Jungmann (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Reading or Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Secondary Place of Origin:

    England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1825-1840

  • Materials:

    Cotton

  • Techniques:

    Quilted, Pieced, Printed, Mordant style

  • Museum Object Number:

    1967.0031


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1967.0031

Object Name

Quilt (Pieced mosaic quilt)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Alfred Bishop

Creator (Role)

Catherine Brobst (Maker)

Fanny S.B. Jungmann (Maker)
1830

Place of Origin

Reading or Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

This quilt was made in Pennsylvania between 1825 and 1840.

Secondary Place of Origin

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Secondary Origin Notes

The printed fabric was made in England between about 1770 and 1815.

Date

1825-1840

Materials

Cotton

Techniques

Quilted, Pieced, Printed, Mordant style

Dimensions (inches)

95 (L) , 88.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

241.3 (L) , 224.79 (W)

Measurement Notes

The hexagonal patches in the center are 1 1/8" diameter, the outer continuous border is 5 1/4" wide.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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