1850 - 1875 Corwin Family's Pieced and Appliqued Quilt

Description:

Forty-two 8¾-inch blocks of pieced baskets with appliqued handles are set diagonally with 8¾-inch squares of roller printed cottons. These are framed with three 1½-inch borders. The squares, one of the borders, and the binding are all the same small floral, roller-printed cotton. A squared spiral pattern (6 stitches per inch) was used for the quilting.

The quilt was in the Corwin family of Middle Hope, New York. Mother, Rachel Burr, and daughter, Celia, both have other needlework examples in the Collection.

Date Made: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, Middle Hope

Subject: Quilting

Subject:

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, Quilts, Textiles, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Daniel Gardner

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T06882Accession Number: 115031Catalog Number: T06882

Object Name: quilt

Physical Description: fabric, cotton (overall material)thread, cotton (overall material)filling, cotton (overall material)Measurements: overall: 97 in x 84 in; 246 cm x 213 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-c1ff-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_556302

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