Object Details
- unknown
- Description
- Found in Londonderry, Vermont, in a house dated about 1850, this quilt was purchased by the donor in the 1980s. The many cotton fabrics used to construct this quilt give it value.
- Ten-inch blocks of red-and-white floral printed fabric alternate with “Sixteen-Patch” blocks composed of many block- and roller-printed fabrics. Ten “Eight-pointed Star” blocks of block-printed red-and-white fabric are set near the outer edge. Three quilting patterns are utilized for the three different types of blocks, quilted 6-7 stitches per inch. Blue cotton triangles on the outer edges complete the well-planned quilt.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Best
- 1825-1850
- ID Number
- 1985.0223.01
- catalog number
- 1985.0223.01
- accession number
- 1985.0223
- Object Name
- quilt
- Physical Description
- fabric, cotton (overall material)
- thread, cotton (overall material)
- filling, cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 97 in x 95 in; 245 cm x 241 cm
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Textiles
- Domestic Furnishings
- Quilts
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Quilting
- Record ID
- nmah_556198
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-c868-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
