1860 - 1865 Celia Corwin's "Economy" Pieced Quilt
1860 - 1865 Celia Corwin's "Economy" Pieced Quilt
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- 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.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- quilt
- date made
- 1860-1865
- maker
- Corwin, Celia
- place made
- United States: New York, Middle Hope
- 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
- ID Number
- TE.T07119
- catalog number
- T07119
- accession number
- 121578
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Daniel Gardner
- 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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