1890 - 1920 Red and White Appliqued Quilt
date: label: date made
content: 1890-1920
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: The central panel of red and white squares is the focus of this quilt. Thirty red squares are appliqued with white flowers, birds, and butterflies; 20 different motifs. The red and white squares are framed by a six-inch red strip with appliqued white leaves and crosses. According to the donor the center panel of this quilt was done in the late-18th-early-19th century and about 1920 the outer borders of red and white were added and the entire piece quilted. Four corner squares, red with white applique, complete the overall design. The quilting pattern consists of outline, feathered vine, and grid quilting, 9 stitches per inch. A few quilted motifs; hearts, birds, stars, leaves and animals further embellish the quilt.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
topic: label: Subject
content: Quilting
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Textiles
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content: Domestic Furnishings
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content: Quilts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Joseph E. Bastion
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T15696
label: catalog number
content: T15696
label: accession number
content: 296398
objectType: label: Object Name
content: quilt
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric; cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: thread; cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: filling; cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 93 in x 78 in; 236 cm x 198 cm