1790 - 1800 Linen Pieced Quilt
1790 - 1800 Linen Pieced Quilt
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- Description
- Block-printed linen fabric (rose and brown on white ground) and blocked printed cotton (printed floral pattern on dark ground) were effectively used to design this two-toned quilt. The center is made of 9-inch square blocks pieced in an “Eight-pointed Star” pattern set alternately with plain squares in the same dark- and light-ground fabrics. The outside row of blocks on all four sides of the quilt is composed of “Eight-pointed Star” blocks in reverse coloring, set with plain blocks. Alternate light and dark triangles are pieced to create the border. The lining is plain linen, and the filling is cotton. It is sewn and quilted with linen thread.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- quilt
- date made
- 1790-1800
- maker
- unknown
- place made
- United States
- Physical Description
- fabric, linen, cotton (overall material)
- thread, linen (overall material)
- filling, cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 85 in x 77 in; 216 cm x 196 cm
- ID Number
- TE.T14559.000
- catalog number
- T14559.000
- accession number
- 278173
- 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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