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Quilt (Applique quilt)
Elizabeth Jane Allnutt
1830-1840
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Elizabeth Jane Allnutt (Maker)
Place of Origin
Maryland; Montgomery; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
- Ink
- Silk
Museum Object Number
1971.0140
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. James Knox Cockrell
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Object Number
1971.0140
Object Name
Quilt (Applique quilt)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator (Role)
Elizabeth Jane Allnutt (Maker)
Place of Origin
Maryland; Montgomery; United States; North America
Date
1830-1840
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Backing of one corner
Inscription: Elizabeth Jane/ Allnutt To/ Effie M Allnutt/ To/ Mami Poole
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Cotton
- Ink
- Silk
Techniques
- Appliqued
- Quilted
- Pieced
Dimensions (inches)
96.5 (W) x 89 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
245.11 (W) x 226.06 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Chapter 3, p. 80Book: Peto, Florence. 1939 Historic Quilts. 210.
• Plate 39, pp 167-169, another example of the swirling swastikaBook: Peto, Florence. 1949 American Quilts and Coverlets:.
• Plate 18, another example of similar overall diaper pattern quiltingBook: Davison, Mildred. 1966 American Quilts from The Art Institute of Chicago.
• Plate 23, similar feather designBook: Kretsinger, Rose Good & Hall, Carrie A. 1935 The Romance of the Patchwork Quilt. 299 pages.
• Plate LXVII, similar feather designOther: Riley, Caroline. Montgomery County Appliquéd Quilt.