1900 - 1915 Amish "Garden of Eden" Quilt
date: label: Date made
content: 1900-1915
name: label: quilter
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: Quilted in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania in the early twentieth century, this is an example of the “Garden of Eden” or “Economy Block” quilt pattern. A center of twenty pieced and plain 20-inch square blocks is framed by a “Chain Square” and two plain borders. Plain-colored cotton and wool fabrics and black quilting thread contribute to its quiet elegance.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Quilting
label: Subject
content: Amish
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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. Robert B. Stephens
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1985.0029.01
label: catalog number
content: 1985.0029.01
label: accession number
content: 1985.0029
objectType: label: Object Name
content: quilt
label: Object Type
content: quilts
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton, wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: thread, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: filling, cotton (overal material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 74 in x 62 in; 189 cm x 157 cm