Object Details
- unknown
- Description
- An intriguing note came with this framed medallion quilt when it was donated: “The Quaker Quilt. Phil. ca 1840 made for wedding of bride of early Philadelphia Quaker Abolitionist of pieces from the gowns of her trousseau.” Unfortunately there is no indication of the quilt maker or ownership.
- The focus of the 41-inch central square, “Star of Bethlehem,” is set off by a 5-inch octagonal border. Additional pieced and plain borders frame this variation of a medallion-style quilt. The beige, tan, brown, rust, and light grey silks and satins utilized for the pattern would be typical of the Quaker esthetic and period. The quilt is lined with roller printed cottons and filled with wool. It is quilted with a variety of geometric patterns (grid, diagonal, chevron, and parallel lines), feathered and flowering vines in the borders, and a spray of flowers in the corner squares. This quilt is a precisely designed example of Quaker quilts in the mid-19th century.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
- 1835-1845
- ID Number
- TE.E388880
- accession number
- 182022
- catalog number
- E388880
- Object Name
- quilt
- Physical Description
- fabric, silk, satin, cotton, wool (overall material)
- thread, cotton (overall material)
- filling, wool (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 107 in x 121 in; 272 cm x 307 cm
- place made
- United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Cultures & Communities
- Family & Social Life
- Textiles
- Domestic Furnishings
- Quilts
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Quilting
- Quakers
- Record ID
- nmah_556285
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-c7cd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
