1840 - 1860 Hexagon Pieced Quilt
date: label: date made
content: 1840-1860
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This hexagon pieced quilt is either of English or American origin. Two and a half inch hexagons in yellow- and green-ground, roller-printed cottons are arranged in concentric circles, each with a red and white printed center. Nine patches have been replaced, and the binding appears to be a later 19th century fabric. The lining consists of three lengths of plain-woven ivory cotton. The filling is cotton. The quilting pattern outlines each hexagon; 8 stitches per inch. A 7/8-inch (finished) straight strip of twilled polished cotton, seamed to the front, whip stitched to the lining, was used for the binding. This hexagon pieced quilt is an example of a popular technique used for some of the oldest quilt patterns.
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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T17334.000
label: catalog number
content: T17334.000
label: accession number
content: 321804
objectType: label: Object Name
content: quilt
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: thread, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: filling, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 70 in x 53 in; 178 cm x 135 cm