Object Details
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- Description
- This patriotic quilt in red and green was the inspiration for Edith Magnette’s watercolor (Plate 227) that was part of the Index of American Design project (1935-1942). Edith Magnette rendered over 50 items for the Index , many of them textile-related.
- The quilt was originally owned by Mrs. Charles Gramm and made by her grandmother. It was lent to the project by Louise Zotti, and donated by her to the National Museum of American History.
- The central eagle motif, surrounded by 8-pointed stars, is typical of patriotic symbols of the mid-19th century. The blocks on the border are in the “Oak Leaf and Reel” pattern, also typical of the period.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Frank Zotti
- 1853
- ID Number
- TE.T16386
- accession number
- 303433
- catalog number
- T16386
- Object Name
- quilt
- Physical Description
- thread, cotton, silk (overall material)
- fabric, cotton (overall material)
- filling, cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 86 in x 84 in; 219 cm x 213 cm
- place made
- United States: Virginia
- Related Publication
- Index of American Design
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Quilts
- Textiles
- Domestic Furnishings
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Quilting
- Record ID
- nmah_556521
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-bb7c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
