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Quilt (Applique medallion quilt, pieced)
1815-1830
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1969.0570
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.0570
Object Name
Quilt (Applique medallion quilt, pieced)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Date
1815-1830
Subject(s)
- Birds
- Flowers
- Landscape
Materials
- Cotton
- Silk
Techniques
- Appliqued
- Pieced
- Quilted
- Printed
- Embroidered
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
83 (W) x 112 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
210.82 (W) x 284.48 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 212, 213, fig 120Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Chapter 3, p. 75Book: Orlofsky, Myron & Orlofsky, Patsy. 1974 Quilts in America.
• Published: Plate 25Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p. 224, fig. 128Book: Eaton, Linda. 2014 Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: pp. 356-357, C366