Object Details
- unknown
- Description
- Five different striped, plaid, and plain blue, rust, and khaki colored wool and wool-cotton fabrics are utilized to construct the 9½-inch blocks for this utilitarian quilt. Four-patch blocks provide a contrast on each corner. One edge has an added cotton strip, apparently a later addition. The quilt is lined with a woven plaid blanket. The initial “E” is embroidered in one corner of the lining. Quilted 5-6 stitches per inch in a 1½-inch diagonal grid pattern.
- This pieced wool quilt with a wool blanket lining is an example of a 19th century bed covering specifically made for warmth.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1850-1899
- ID Number
- 1986.0675.01
- catalog number
- 1986.0675.01
- accession number
- 1986.0675
- Object Name
- quilt
- Other Terms
- quilt; Household Textile
- Physical Description
- fabric, wool, cotton (overall material)
- thread, cotton (overall material)
- filling, cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 74 in x 67 in; 187.96 cm x 170.18 cm
- place made
- United States: Pennsylvania
- Related Publication
- Bowman, Doris M.. The Smithsonian Treasury of American Quilts
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Textiles
- Domestic Furnishings
- Quilts
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Quilting
- Record ID
- nmah_1091490
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746af-d3b7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
