Quilt
- Object Name:
- Quilt
- Object ID:
- 2002.635.01
- Place of Origin:
- NH
- Date:
- circa 1890
- Description:
- Comforter. Whole cloth chintz, made with English fabric on the front that is block-printed with Gothic arches and flowers in shades of brown, with blue and cream; dating from the 1840s. The fabric also appears on the back pieced with American cylinder prints produced in the last quarter of the 19th century. A blanket which does not extend all the way to the edges was used for batting. Tied with brown cotton yarns stabilized by small squares of brown cotton. It is finished with a knife edge that is machine top-stitched on two sides and hand top-stitched on two sides. The top is pieced by hand, and the back is pieced by machine.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-89 L-89 inches
- Subjects:
- Needlework, Quilting, Sewing, Recycling, Quilts
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