Object Details
- unknown
- Description
- Lengths of fabric, printed to imitate patchwork, were used to make this mid-19th century quilt. Cotton was roller-printed in blue, brown, red-brown, and olive drab to make up the pattern for the simulated patchwork also referred to as “cheater cloth.” The quilt is lined with white cotton fabric and is quilted.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
- 1840-1860
- ID Number
- TE.T17330
- catalog number
- T17330
- accession number
- 321804
- Object Name
- quilt
- Other Terms
- quilt; ousehold textile
- Physical Description
- fabric, cotton (overall material)
- thread, cotton (overall material)
- filling, cotton (overall material)
- olive drab (printed top fabric color)
- white (lining color)
- blue (printed top fabric color)
- brown (printed top fabric color)
- red-brown (printed top fabric color)
- Measurements
- overall: 104 in x 102 in; 263 cm x 260 cm
- place made
- World
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Quilts
- Textiles
- Domestic Furnishings
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Quilting
- Record ID
- nmah_1138919
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-bfcf-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
