Cream and red appliqued quilted bedcover
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1850
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A cream and red appliqued quilted bedcover made from plain cotton fabrics. The top consists of twelve (12) blocks sewn together by hand and decorated with a geometric design using turned hand applique. Each block contains a circle in the center surrounded by four (4) diamonds that have blunt long tips. Crosses are appliqued over the center of the seams that join the blocks, with additional crosses in the spaces between the diamonds around the outer edge. The blocks are bordered by a panel of the repeating blunt-tipped diamonds around all sides. The quilt is bound with the red fabric by hand. A layer of cotton batting is placed between the top and the backing fabric. The top, batting, and backing are joined with quilted stitches in cream thread that surround each applique shape in two rows.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Textiles and Quilts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.162.11
objectType: label: Type
content: quilts
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cotton cloth and cotton batting
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (with mount): 48 1/2 × 39 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (123.2 × 100.3 × 3.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (without mount): 45 × 36 5/8 in. (114.3 × 93 cm)