1890 - 1891 Elizabeth Smedley's Silk Quilt
date: label: date made
content: 1890-1891
name: label: maker
content: Smedley, Elizabeth Webster
notes: label: Description
content: Elizabeth Smedley made this silk quilt for the trousseau of her niece, Elizabeth Webster Smedley. She married Walter Brinton at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1891. Off white, grey, and tan are used to set off the simple design. Chevron pattern quilting is used for the vertical bands, and the border is quilted in a cable pattern. The whole imparts a quiet elegance typical of Quaker quilts of the 19th century.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
topic: label: Subject
content: Quakers
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 Mary Louise Snyder
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1984.1059.01
label: catalog number
content: 1984.1059.01
label: accession number
content: 1984.1059
objectType: label: Object Name
content: quilt
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, silk, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: thread, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: filling, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 84 in x 91 in; 213 cm x 232 cm