1800 - 1810 Quilted Counterpane
1800 - 1810 Quilted Counterpane
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- Description
- This quilted counterpane has a cotton top and linen lining. The top is pieced using various sized segments of the same block-printed fabric. The floral fabric is in red, pink, brown, tan, and black with penciled blue and yellow (blue over yellow) for green. The top and lining are stitched with linen thread; cotton thread was used for the Chevron pattern quilting. The fabric is earlier than the quilt and probably was used previously, an example of recycling precious fabrics in the early 19th century.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Quilt
- date made
- 1800 - 1810
- maker
- unknown
- place made
- United States
- Physical Description
- fabric, linen, cotton (overall material)
- thread, linen, cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 77 in x 56 in; 196 cm x 142 cm
- ID Number
- 1991.0381.03
- accession number
- 1991.0381
- catalog number
- 1991.0381.03
- Credit Line
- GIft of Mrs. Robert B. Stephens
- subject
- Quilting
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- Cultural and Community Life: Textiles
- Domestic Furnishings
- Quilts
- Textiles
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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