1790 - 1800 Linen Pieced Quilt
date: label: date made
content: 1790-1800
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: Block-printed linen fabric (rose and brown on white ground) and blocked printed cotton (printed floral pattern on dark ground) were effectively used to design this two-toned quilt. The center is made of 9-inch square blocks pieced in an “Eight-pointed Star” pattern set alternately with plain squares in the same dark- and light-ground fabrics. The outside row of blocks on all four sides of the quilt is composed of “Eight-pointed Star” blocks in reverse coloring, set with plain blocks. Alternate light and dark triangles are pieced to create the border. The lining is plain linen, and the filling is cotton. It is sewn and quilted with linen thread.
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T14559.000
label: catalog number
content: T14559.000
label: accession number
content: 278173
objectType: label: Object Name
content: quilt
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, linen, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: thread, linen (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: filling, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 85 in x 77 in; 216 cm x 196 cm