Top, Quilt
- Object Name:
- Top, Quilt
- Object ID:
- 1969.504.09
- Date:
- 1870-1890
- Description:
- Quilt Top. Unfinished. Tumbling Blocks pattern; Silk. Pattern is an optical illusion that looks like stacked cubes, is paper-template-pieced of diamond shapes. The arrangement of light, medium, and dark colors gives it a three-dimensional appearance. The dark colors, in this case, are various solid black taffetas and failles; the medium colored are multiple shades of blue, purple, red, brown, olive, etc. in solids, woven stripes, plaids, damasks, and dobby weaves; the light colors are creams, yellow, beige, etc. in woven stripes, damasks, brocades, failles, moires, etc. The paper templates remain in the patches on the back; they consist of handwritten letters and plain pale blue papers. The edges of the quilt top are turned under and basted.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk
Paper - Dimensions:
- W-20 L-19.75 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Quilts
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