1840 Quilted and Stuffed Whitework Counterpane
date: label: date made
content: 1840
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This white counterpane has a quilted design of daisies and squares-within-squares. The “stuffed and corded” needlework technique was utilized to achieve the overall design. This technique creates a raised design by inserting extra filling (often cotton) or cording in specific areas to make the motif stand out in relief. A narrow quilted border frames the center. "1840 MT" is quilted in one corner. It is quilted, 9 – 10 stitches per inch. There is no filling or separate binding, front and back are turned in and sewn with a running stitch. The precise needlework skills of an unknown quilter are emphasized on this example of a whole cloth quilt.
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 Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Schwartz
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T18239
label: catalog number
content: T18239
label: accession number
content: 1977.0101
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Quilt
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: thread, linen (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 60 in x 46 in; 152 cm x 117 cm