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Quilt (Pieced quilt)
Rebecca Scattergood Savery
1827
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Rebecca Scattergood Savery (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Cotton
Museum Object Number
1997.0022
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the estate of Sally Behr Pettit and by Mr. Samuel Pettit in memory of his wife
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Object Number
1997.0022
Object Name
Quilt (Pieced quilt)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator (Role)
Rebecca Scattergood Savery (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1827
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Center of bottom edge
Inscription: "Elizabeth Sa/This Be a Quilt/is Comp[osed] of 6708/Patches"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Quaker
Materials
- Cotton
Techniques
- Quilted
- Pieced
Dimensions (inches)
128 (W) x 132 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
325.12 (W) x 335.28 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Bassett, Lynne Zacek. 02//2022 Bursts of Glory: Star of Bethlehem Quilts. Quiltmania: The Quilt Magazine. (147): 26 - 32.
• Published: p. 31Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Chapter 2, pp. 2, 36-37Article: Sherman, Mimi. 1989 A Fabric of One Family: A Saga of Discovery. The Clarion. (Spring): 55-62.
• Published: Unknown page, article discuses this quilt and others made by SaveryArticle: Keller, Patricia J. 1999 Quaker Quilts from the Delaware River Valley 1760-1890. Antiques. 184-193.
• Published: page 189Article: Priddy, Sumpter. 2004 American Fancy Exuberance in the Arts 1790-1840. Antiques and Fine Art.
• Published: page 138