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Quilt (Pieced and embroidered quilt)
1800-1850
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
Maine or Massachusetts; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Wool
- Cotton
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1969.0562
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.0562
Object Name
Quilt (Pieced and embroidered quilt)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
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)
65 (W) x 71.75 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
165.1 (W) x 182.245 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: LaBar, Laureen A. 2021 Maine Quilts: 250 Years of Comfort and Community.
• Published: p. 31, fig. 1.38Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: pg. 200, pl. 42Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Chapter 3, p. 67Book: Holland, Nina. 1977 Contemporary Pictorial Quilts.
• Published: page unknownBook: Orlofsky, Myron & Orlofsky, Patsy. 1974 Quilts in America.
• Published: plate 97 pg. 141Book: Nelson, Cyril I. 1982 Quilt Treasury.
• Published: page unknownBook: Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published: plate 142