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Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)
1740-1780
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
England or United States; United Kingdom or United States; Europe or North America
Materials
- Linen
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1969.0553
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.0553
Object Name
Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
England or United States; United Kingdom or United States; Europe or North America
Origin Notes
The materials present and technique used show that this quilt could have been made in either England or America.
Date
1740-1780
Subject(s)
- Flowers
Materials
- Linen
- Cotton
Techniques
- Corded
- Knotted
- Quilted
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
90 (W) x 105 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
228.6 (W) x 266.7 (L)
Measurement Notes
Fringe is approximately 2.5 inches and has not been accounted for in the above measurements.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Chapter 5, p 130.Article: Rose, Clare. 1999 The Manufacture and Sale of 'Marseilles' Quilting in Eighteenth Century London. CIETA Bulletin. (76): 104-113.
• Similar quilting: p 104, infant's gownBook: North, Susan & Hart, Avril. 1998 Fashion in Detail : From the 17th and 18th Centuries.
• Similar quilting: p 30-31, (Victoria and Albert Museum)Book: 1975 Historic Textiles Reproduced for Today.
• Published: unknown page