1840 - 1860 Floral Appliqued Quilt
date: label: date made
content: 1840-1860
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This well-balanced medallion quilt is important for the fabrics used. Cut segments from four different roller-printed cottons produced in the 1830s and 1840s were utilized to create the overall design. The center panel, 57-inches x 57-inches, is appliqued with four large floral wreaths, small baskets and sprays of flowers. It is framed by two 7½-inch floral stripe borders and a 14-inch white border appliqued with small baskets, sprays of flowers, and four eagles, one in each corner. Outline quilting accentuates each of the appliqued motifs on this mid-19th century 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 Mrs. William S. Corby
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T13499
label: accession number
content: 252487
label: catalog number
content: T13499
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: 115 in x 115 in; 291 cm x 292 cm