Object Details
- unknown
- Description
- Names for quilt pattern blocks change over time, by region, and as variations on traditional or classical block patterns develop. On this quilt plain-woven red, green, and white cottons were used to create this version of the pattern, “Double Irish Chain.” All of the red and green pieces are 2-inches square. The 8 ½-inch border is edged with a red and green appliqued saw tooth strip. Feathered wreaths, quilted 9 stitches per inch, embellish the white squares and a feathered vine, the border. Diagonal grid quilting was used on the pieced chain. There is a 10-inch difference in width from top to bottom. The bright red and green of the pieced double chain effectively sets off the quilted blocks.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. C. D. Rhodes
- 1875-1900
- ID Number
- TE.E363156
- accession number
- 117457
- catalog number
- E363156
- Object Name
- quilt
- Physical Description
- fabric, cotton (overall material)
- thread, cotton (overall material)
- filling, cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 99 in x 104 in; 251 cm x 264 cm
- place made
- United States
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Textiles
- Domestic Furnishings
- Quilts
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Quilting
- Record ID
- nmah_556268
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-bb4a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
