1860 - 1865 Celia Corwin's "Economy" Pieced Quilt

Description:

This quilt was among several pieced-work quilts, quilt blocks, and other household textile items that were donated in 1932. It is the work of Celia Corwin, the daughter of Rachel Burr Corwin, whose quilts are also in the Collection.

A wide variety of plain-weave and roller-printed cottons were used for the cross-and-square design, a variation of the “Economy” pattern. The thirty 13-inch blocks are framed with a 4½-inch polka-dot sashing and border. The lining is composed of four lengths of roller-printed stripe fabric. Linear quilting, 5 stitches per inch, completes the quilt.

Celia Corwin, daughter of Samuel and Rachel Burr Corwin, was born April 13, 1816, in Orange County, New York. She never married and died December 23, 1884. The Textile Collection also contains a sampler that she made in 1830.

Date Made: 1860-1865

Maker: Corwin, Celia

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, Textiles, Domestic Furnishings, Quilts

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Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Daniel Gardner

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T07119Catalog Number: T07119Accession Number: 121578

Object Name: quilt

Physical Description: fabric, cotton (overall material)thread, cotton (overall material)filling, cotton (overall material)Measurements: overall: 108 in x 90 in; 275 cm x 229 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-9f11-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_645598

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