1836 "W.B." Quilted Counterpane
date: label: date made
content: 1836
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: The date “June 3 1836” and initials “W.B.” in the center panel are plainly evident on this quilted and stuffed white counterpane. Unfortunately no further information was given at the time of donation. Does the date signify an engagement or wedding date? Is “W.B.” the maker or a person honored?
label: Description
content: The white-work counterpane is an example of stuffed work using a method of spreading apart the threads in the lining and inserting cotton stuffing. In this way the motifs such as the plumes, sunflowers, daisies, and undulating vines are given a dimensionality. Precise quilting, 10 stitches per inch, further enhances the elegance and overall design of this bedcover.
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: Quilts
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. W. E. Graham
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T12170
label: accession number
content: 231271
label: catalog number
content: T12170
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: 83 in x 87 in; 211 cm x 221 cm