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Quilt (Pieced and applique quilt)
Margaret Nichols
1810-1813
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Margaret Nichols (Maker)
Place of Origin
Delaware; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1958.0108
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William R.Elkington
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Object Number
1958.0108
Object Name
Quilt (Pieced and applique quilt)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator (Role)
Margaret Nichols (Maker)
Place of Origin
Delaware; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
The quilt was made in 1813 in North America.
Secondary Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
The printed fabric used to create the bird and tree applique deisgn and the surrounding floral sprigs and leaves was printed in England in about 1780-1800.
Date
1810-1813
Subject(s)
- Birds
- Flowers
- Butterflies
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Appliqued
- Pieced
- Woven (plain)
- Block printed
- Mordant style
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
90 (W) x 101.5 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
228.6 (W) x 257.81 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 211, fig 119Book: Montgomery, Florence. 1970 Printed Textiles: English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 353, fig. 417Article: Callahan, Colleen. 1985 "An Early Pieced Quilt". The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. (Summer)
• Published: page unknownBook: Orlofsky, Myron & Orlofsky, Patsy. 1974 Quilts in America.
• Published: p. 108, plate 55Chapter: 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, p. 88, 101-104Book: Storey, Joyce. 1974 The Thames and Hudson Manual of Textile Printing.
• Information on mordant style, p. 11-12.