Object Details
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- Description
- Baskets have long been a popular motif on quilts. Pieced basket patterns became popular in the mid-19th century. This example is in red and green plain-woven cottons. The lining is a roller-printed cotton. The red and green baskets are pieced and appliqued on 7-inch white blocks, alternating with red and green blocks. The border consists of 3-inch bands; red, green and white at the sides; red and white at the top and bottom. The lining, blocks and border strips are machine stitched. It is quilted at 6-7 stitches per inch. The well-planned quilt, in vivid colors, is an interesting variation of the basket quilt.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Lillie Tier
- 1875-1885
- ID Number
- TE.T11175
- accession number
- 205529
- catalog number
- T11175
- Object Name
- quilt
- Physical Description
- fabric, cotton (overall material)
- filling, cotton (overall material)
- thread, cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 91 in x 87 in; 231 cm x 221 cm
- place made
- United States: Virginia, Brentsville
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Textiles
- Domestic Furnishings
- Quilts
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Quilting
- Record ID
- nmah_556366
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-b97f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
