1840 - 1860 "Lattice-work Basket" Appliqued Quilt
date: label: date made
content: 1840 - 1860
label: date made
content: 1840 - 1860
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: The focus of this mid-nineteenth century quilt is the latticework basket, possibly containing a variation of the “Tree of Life” motif which was popular at that time. The basket is framed by a meandering vine and three borders. The inner border, 5 ½-inches, is a block-printed floral fabric. The next border, 5 ½-inches, is a white band appliqued with lilacs, violets, acorns, peonies, and lilies cut from two block-printed fabrics. The outer border, 5 ¾-inches, is a roller printed floral fabric.
label: Description
content: The quilt was one of three donated to the Collection by the Morris family that typified various quilting styles: A block-printed quilt reusing furnishing fabrics from the late 18th century (TE*T16394); this appliqued quilt from the mid- 19th century; and, a family quilt in the “Blazing Star” pattern from the late 19th-early 20th century (TE*T16395).
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. George Maurice Morris
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T16393.000
label: catalog number
content: T16393.000
label: accession number
content: 303663
label: accession number
content: 1973.303663
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Quilt, Applique
label: Object Name
content: Quilt
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: thread, cotton, silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: filling, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 100 in x 90 in; 253 cm x 227 cm