1850-1899 Pieced Wool Quilt
date: label: date made
content: 1850-1899
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: Five different striped, plaid, and plain blue, rust, and khaki colored wool and wool-cotton fabrics are utilized to construct the 9½-inch blocks for this utilitarian quilt. Four-patch blocks provide a contrast on each corner. One edge has an added cotton strip, apparently a later addition. The quilt is lined with a woven plaid blanket. The initial “E” is embroidered in one corner of the lining. Quilted 5-6 stitches per inch in a 1½-inch diagonal grid pattern.
label: Description
content: This pieced wool quilt with a wool blanket lining is an example of a 19th century bed covering specifically made for warmth.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania
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
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Bowman, Doris M.. The Smithsonian Treasury of American Quilts
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1986.0675.01
label: catalog number
content: 1986.0675.01
label: accession number
content: 1986.0675
objectType: label: Object Name
content: quilt
label: Other Terms
content: quilt; Household Textile
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, wool, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: thread, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: filling, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 74 in x 67 in; 187.96 cm x 170.18 cm