1840 - 1860 Block-printed Cotton Quilt
date: label: date made
content: 1840-1860
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: The top of this quilt is cotton, block printed and painted in England or France in the late 18th century. The floral, tree, and bird motifs were popular for fabrics at that time. Probably the fabric was originally used for bed furniture that included curtains at the sides, head, and foot, enclosing the whole bed. When these sets became worn, faded, or out-dated, the fabric was frequently recycled. The floral-designed, roller-printed fabric used for the lining is from the mid-19th century.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Quilting
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Quilts
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content: Textiles
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. George Maurice Morris
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T16394.000
label: catalog number
content: T16394
label: accession number
content: 303663
label: accession number
content: 1973.303663
objectType: label: Object Name
content: quilt
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: thread, linen, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: filling, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 93 in x 79 in; 237 cm x 201 cm