1930 "Double Wedding Ring" Quilt
Object Details
- unknown
- Description
- The “Double Wedding Ring” pattern became popular in the late 1920s. This example was made for the donor by the wife of a rural storekeeper near Raleigh, North Carolina. She used pieces cut from yard goods sold in the store, fabrics typical of the 1930s.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- GIft of Mrs. John H. Murray
- 1930
- ID Number
- 1986.1029.01
- catalog number
- 1986.1029.01
- accession number
- 1986.1029
- Object Name
- quilt
- Physical Description
- fabric, cotton (overall material)
- thread, cotton (overall material)
- filling, cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 88 in x 73 in; 224 cm x 185 cm
- place made
- United States: North Carolina
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Quilts
- Textiles
- Domestic Furnishings
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Quilting
- Record ID
- nmah_556208
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-c75d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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