1785 - 1800 White Family's Framed Medallion Embroidered Quilt
date: label: date made
content: 1785-1800
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This complex pieced and embroidered medallion quilt came from the White family of the Westminster/Boston area. They were descendents of John White of Dorchester, England, who was instrumental in founding the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
label: Description
content: The quilt has a crewel-embroidered linen center in a floral pattern, framed by two rows of pieced-work, and an embroidery-on-linen border. One row of pieced work is composed of 4-inch blocks, some of which are made up of many smaller scraps. The second row is of 8-inch blocks pieced with two large triangles. The center and pieced borders are lined and quilted. The outer border is embroidered with large and small birds, flowers, and insects. No two are alike. Possibly the quilt was the work of more than one person.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Quilting
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Quilts
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content: Textiles
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content: Domestic Furnishings
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T14457
label: catalog number
content: T14457
label: accession number
content: 277126
objectType: label: Object Name
content: quilt
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, linen, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: thread, linen, wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: filling, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 90 in x 90 in; 228 cm x 228 cm