1810 J.W.'s Medallion Quilt
date: label: date made
content: 1810
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: The oval medallion that graces the center of this whole-cloth whitework quilt contains the embroidered initials “J W” and the date “1810.” A stuffed-work wreath of flowers encircles the medallion. This is in turn framed by borders of stuffed-work foliage and double cross-hatched quilting. This early example of white work was kept in the family until its donation to the National Museum of American History in 2000. The identity of the maker or “J W” is not known.
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: Domestic Furnishings
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: J. Marc Hehn, John M. Hehn, Jr. and Christopher S. Hehn
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2000.0148.01
label: catalog number
content: 2000.0148.01
label: accession number
content: 2000.0148
objectType: label: Object Name
content: quilt, wholecloth
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: 94 in x 91 in; 239 cm x 230 cm