1790 - 1810 Chardavoyne Family White-work Quilt
1790 - 1810 Chardavoyne Family White-work Quilt
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- Description
- This precisely quilted example of white-work was handed down in the Chardavoyne family. The donor, Martha C. Cramer, wrote that her grandmother told her; “... that the spread was the handiwork of ‘an orphan’ who was adopted by her grandparents [William and Amy Chardavoyne]... the orphan was illiterate, perhaps because schools were not available.” The quilt came to the donor “... in 1905 when my grandmother came to make her home with us following the death of her husband.” In 1981, the donor added, “I should like to donate the spread to the Smithsonian I am now 85 years old and have no close relatives.”
- The quilt or counterpane has a center medallion of quilted floral patterns surrounded by quilted floral, feathered, and grid patterns. Both the sewing and quilting threads are linen. It is elaborately quilted at 11 stitches per inch. No binding; front and lining are turned in and sewn with running stitch. It is a fine example of white-work quilting from the late 18th-early 19th century.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Quilt
- date made
- 1790 - 1810
- Date made
- delete
- maker
- unknown
- place made
- United States: New York
- Physical Description
- fabric, cotton (overall material)
- thread, linen (overall material)
- filling, cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 98 in x 96 in; 249 cm x 244 cm
- ID Number
- 1981.0818.01
- catalog number
- 1981.0818.01
- accession number
- 1981.0818
- 278173
- Credit Line
- Gift of Martha Chardavoyne Cramer
- subject
- Quilting
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- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Textiles
- Domestic Furnishings
- Quilts
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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