1850 - 1900 "Sunburst" Pieced and Appliqued Quilt
date: label: date made
content: 1850 - 1900
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: Names for quilt pattern blocks change over time, by region, and as variations on traditional or classical block patterns develop. This quilt consists of nine blocks, each having a 21-inch diameter circular inset pieced in the “Sunburst” pattern. Appliqued oak leaf motifs on the corners of the blocks set off the “Sunbursts.” Red, orange and green roller-print fabrics were used to create the vibrant design. A 5 ½-inch white quilted border frames the sunbursts. Diamond grid and echo quilting, 8 stitches per inch, completes the 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 Florence S. Berryman
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1996.3008.02
label: nonaccession number
content: 1996.3008
label: catalog number
content: 1996.3008.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: quilt
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 82 in x 82 in; 208 cm x 208 cm