1800 - 1825 Pieced Quilt Top Section
date: label: date made
content: 1800-1825
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This small section of pieced fabric squares of varying sizes contains many examples of early nineteenth century fabrics. The cottons are block and roller-printed. Geometrics, florals, printed stripes, checks, and plaids are represented. A few still have traces of glaze. Linen and silk threads were used to join the pieces on this quilt top section from the early 1800s.
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: Quilts
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content: Textiles
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T17320.000
label: catalog number
content: T17320.000
label: accession number
content: 321804
objectType: label: Object Name
content: quilt segment
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: thread, linen, silk (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 15 in x 13 in; 38 cm x 33 cm