1875 - 1885 Pieced and Appliqued "Basket" Quilt
date: label: date made
content: 1875-1885
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: Baskets have long been a popular motif on quilts. Pieced basket patterns became popular in the mid-19th century. This example is in red and green plain-woven cottons. The lining is a roller-printed cotton. The red and green baskets are pieced and appliqued on 7-inch white blocks, alternating with red and green blocks. The border consists of 3-inch bands; red, green and white at the sides; red and white at the top and bottom. The lining, blocks and border strips are machine stitched. It is quilted at 6-7 stitches per inch. The well-planned quilt, in vivid colors, is an interesting variation of the basket quilt.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Virginia, Brentsville
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. Lillie Tier
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T11175
label: accession number
content: 205529
label: catalog number
content: T11175
objectType: label: Object Name
content: quilt
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: filling, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: thread, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 91 in x 87 in; 231 cm x 221 cm