1900 Mary Watson's Baby Carriage Cover
1900 Mary Watson's Baby Carriage Cover
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- Description
- Mary Dickson Watson, quilted and corded the pink silk crepe baby carriage cover to match a pillow cover (1989.0268.03) that she made for her granddaughter, Mary Dickson Wilson, born in 1900. The quilting in the center quatrefoil depicts two rabbits with a butterfly and flowers. Surrounding the center are squares outlined by corded quilting, some containing a flower, some empty. Additionally, a narrow pink silk ribbon is used as a tie in eight places.
- Mary Way Dickson was born about 1840. She married Alexander Watson in 1859. Their daughter, Mary Dickson Watson, was born about 1865 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She married Adam Wilson in 1897 and it was for their daughter, Mary Dickson Wilson, that the pillow and baby carriage cover were made. On the 1900 census, Mary Dickson Watson, was living with them in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The recipient of the silk carriage and pillow cover later married Joseph Phipps. The items remained in the family until they were donated to the Collection in 1989.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- carriage cover, quilted
- date made
- 1900
- maker
- Watson, Mary Way Dickson
- place made
- United States: Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
- Physical Description
- fabric, silk crepe (overall material)
- thread, silk (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 31 in x 26 in; 79 cm x 66 cm
- ID Number
- 1989.0268.02
- catalog number
- 1989.0268.02
- accession number
- 1989.0268
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mary Dickson Shryock
- subject
- Quilting
- Children
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Textiles
- Domestic Furnishings
- Quilts
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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