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Quilt (Pieced quilt)
Sarah Williams
1844-1851
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Sarah Williams (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Silk
- Wool
Museum Object Number
2003.0014
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Robert Peabody Emlen
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Object Number
2003.0014
Object Name
Quilt (Pieced quilt)
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator (Role)
Sarah Williams (Maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1844-1851
Subject(s)
- Quaker
Materials
- Silk
- Wool
Techniques
- Quilted
- Pieced
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
98.75 (W) x 80.75 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
250.825 (W) x 205.105 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Eaton, Linda. 2007 Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection.
• Published: Chapter 2, p. 39Article: Hunt, Katherine. The Emlen-Williams Quilt, 1851. Winterthur Portfolio. Spring 2007; Volume 41 (Number 1): pp. 43-52.
• Published: p. 44, figs. 1-2Book: Brackman, Barbara. 1993 Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns.
• See p. 27, Fig. 142D.