1883 - 1884 William Corcoran's States and Territories Bed Cover
date: label: date made
content: 1883-1884
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notes: label: Description
content: Fifty-six squares were embroidered, painted, crazy-patched, assembled, and surrounded by a 9-inch plush border. The blocks represent the states and territories of the United States at the time the bedcover was made; some are dated 1883 and 1884. The bedcovering was made for William Wilson Corcoran (1798-1888), whose initials, WWC, are embroidered in the center of the gold silk lining. It hung for many years in the Louise Home, a charitable institution for elderly women in need, which he established in 1870. Among his many other accomplishments is the founding of the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
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: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: Quilts
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of The Louise Home
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T13234
label: accession number
content: 251664
label: catalog number
content: T13234
objectType: label: Object Name
content: quilt
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, silk, satin, taffeta, velvet, plush, brocade, ribbon (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: thread, silk, chenille, metallic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 111 in x 105 in; 282 cm x 265 cm