1840 - 1860 "Rose of Sharon" Quilt Block
date: label: date made
content: 1840-1860
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: The "Rose of Sharon" quilt block with scalloped edges is pieced of plain red, green and yellow cotton, pink and white roller printed cottons. The red and green buds and leaves on curved stems are appliqued. Part of a series of blocks intended for a quilt.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Arkansas, Union
topic: label: Subject
content: Quilting
label: Subject
content: Textbooks
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Miss G. Ruth McHenry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.E387833.00B
label: accession number
content: 188128
label: catalog number
content: E387833B
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Quilt Block
label: Other Terms
content: Quilt Squares; Quilt Block; Household Textile
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: thread, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: pieced (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 22 in x 22 in; 56 cm x 56 cm