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Quilt (Pieced mosaic quilt)
Catherine Brobst, Fanny S.B. Jungmann
1825-1840
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Catherine Brobst (Maker)
Place of Origin
Reading or Pittsburgh; Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1967.0031
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Alfred Bishop
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Object Number
1967.0031
Object Name
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
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)
88.5 (W) x 95 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
224.79 (W) x 241.3 (L)
Measurement Notes
The hexagonal patches in the center are 1 1/8" diameter, the outer continuous border is 5 1/4" wide.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Chapter 3, p. 77Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on print style, pp. 11-12Chapter: 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 print style, pp. 88, 101-104