Quilt

Object Name:

Quilt

Object ID:

1967.525.11

Date:

1855-1870

Description:

Quilt. Nine Patch design. Pieced cotton; constructed of pink and white double pinks and printed checks, combined with brown floral prints. The blocks are approximately 7 inches square. They are sashed with plain white cotton and a madder red floral print at the intersections. Sawtooth border pieced of plain white muslin and pink and white printed check calico. Straight grain binding of muslin. Backing of pink cotton pieced out with coarse muslin. Thin cotton batting; quilting in white cotton thread at 6 stitches to the inch. The quilting pattern is simple, outlining the Nine Patch piecing, and in parallel lines through the sashing.

Material:

Textile
Cotton

Dimensions:

W-78.25 L-79.3 inches

Provenance:

No additional information known.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mary F. Gibson

People:

Gibson, Mary F. (1840-1936)

Subjects:

Needlework, Quilting, Sewing, Quilts