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Quilt (Applique medallion quilt)
1790-1810
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
England or United States; United Kingdom or United States; Europe or North America
Materials
- Cotton
- Linen
Museum Object Number
1969.0565
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.0565
Object Name
Quilt (Applique medallion quilt)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
England or United States; United Kingdom or United States; Europe or North America
Origin Notes
This quilt was probably made in England or North America in the early- to mid-nineteenth century.
Secondary Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
The printed fabric used for the appliques was printed in England in between c. 1790 and 1810.
Date
1790-1810
Subject(s)
- Birds
- Flowers
- Tree of life
Materials
- Cotton
- Linen
Techniques
- Woven (plain)
- Appliqued
- Quilted
- Block printed
- Plate printed
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
89.75 (W) x 102 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
227.965 (W) x 259.08 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 195, fig. 110Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Chapter 3, p. 74Book: Orlofsky, Myron & Orlofsky, Patsy. 1974 Quilts in America.
• Published: Plate 15, Figure 25Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p. 217, fig. 123Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant 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 mordant style, pp. 88, 101-104