1883 - 1884 William Corcoran's States and Territories Bed Cover
- Description
- Fifty-six squares were embroidered, painted, crazy-patched, assembled, and surrounded by a 9-inch plush border. The blocks represent the states and territories of the United States at the time the bedcover was made; some are dated 1883 and 1884. The bedcovering was made for William Wilson Corcoran (1798-1888), whose initials, WWC, are embroidered in the center of the gold silk lining. It hung for many years in the Louise Home, a charitable institution for elderly women in need, which he established in 1870. Among his many other accomplishments is the founding of the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1883-1884
- quilter
- unknown
- Physical Description
- fabric, silk, satin, taffeta, velvet, plush, brocade, ribbon (overall material)
- thread, silk, chenille, metallic (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 111 in x 105 in; 282 cm x 265 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T13234
- accession number
- 251664
- catalog number
- T13234
- Credit Line
- Gift of The Louise Home
- subject
- Quilting
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- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Quilts
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- Textiles
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
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