1825 - 1850 Wallace and Stevenson Family's Applique Quilt
date: label: date made
content: 1825-1850
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This framed medallion quilt came from the Wallace and Stevenson families. The block-printed center motif is a tall basket of fruit surrounded by an irregular wreath of scrolls and fruit and 12 sprays of flowers, all cut from printed chintz fabrics. These pieces were arranged and appliquéd on a plain white cotton fabric to provide the central focus. Three different borders of floral block-printed fabrics frame the center. This technique utilized small pieces of expensive printed chintz cotton to provide the overall design for a much larger bedcover. Various quilting patterns were used for the center and each of the borders to complete this quilt, a type often found in the Carolinas.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: South Carolina, Richburg
topic: label: Subject
content: Quilting
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Quilts
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content: Textiles
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Robert Stephens
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1995.0011.06
label: accession number
content: 1995.0011
label: catalog number
content: 1995.0011.06
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: 103 in x 104 in; 262 cm x 264 cm