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Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)
1840-1880
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1958.0044.001
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1958.0044.001
Object Name
Quilt (Wholecloth quilt)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Origin Notes
This quilt was probably made in North America.
Secondary Place of Origin
United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
The fabric may have been printed in North America in the mid-nineteenth century.
Date
1840-1880
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Quilted
- Woven (plain)
- Roller printed
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
93 (W) x 100 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
236.22 (W) x 254 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Chapter 7, p 171Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 334, fig. 386Book: Schoeser, Mary & Rufey, Ceila. 1989 English and American Textiles from 1790 to the Present. 256.
• Example of similar patchwork printed textile, p. 121 fig. 21Thesis: Sykas, Philip Anthony. 10//2000 Material Evidence: Nineteenth Century Calico Printers' Pattern Books. 275-343 Ph.D. The Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Textiles/Fashion
• Information on roller and cylinder printing, pp. 276-312