Object Details
- unknown
- Description
- This padded and quilted blue satin square, produced by William Skinner and Sons, was probably a sales model used at their New York City store. The sample is padded and hand quilted in a 2¾-inch grid pattern. Extra filling in the unquilted borders makes them higher than the quilted surface.
- In the early 20th-century, William Skinner and Sons was a prominent silk production and textile manufacturer. From 1874 the manufacturing business was located in Holyoke, Massachusetts. After the death of the founder, William Skinner in 1902, his sons took over the business. The family sold the business to Indian Head Mills in 1961. This square is an example of “Skinner’s Satins,” as they were popularly known.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of William Skinner & Sons
- 1900-1950
- ID Number
- TE.T07005
- accession number
- 119013
- catalog number
- T07005
- Object Name
- quilt
- comforter
- Physical Description
- fabric, silk, satin (overall material)
- thread, cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 23 in x 23 in; 58 cm x 58 cm
- place made
- United States
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Quilts
- Textiles
- Domestic Furnishings
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Quilting
- Manufacturing
- Record ID
- nmah_556305
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-bf58-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
