1850 - 1875 Pieced Quilt
Object Details
- unknown
- Description
- Plain-weave roller-printed cottons, mainly geometrics, plaids, and stripes were effectively assembled to construct this quilt. Pieced blocks, 8 1/2-inch square, are crossed diagonally by a band of pieced small triangles to create an overall interesting geometric effect.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
- 1850-1875
- ID Number
- TE.T17332.000
- catalog number
- T17332.000
- accession number
- 321804
- Object Name
- quilt
- Physical Description
- fabric, cotton (overall material)
- thread, cotton (overall material)
- filling, cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 75 in x 67 in; 191 cm x 170 cm
- place made
- United States
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Quilts
- Domestic Furnishings
- Textiles
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Quilting
- Record ID
- nmah_642518
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-0647-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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