1825 - 1850 Flowering Tree Appliqued Quilt
date: label: date made
content: 1825-1850
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: The focus of this chintz appliquéd quilt, an extravagant flowering tree, is surrounded by bouquets of flowers and two borders; a 4 ½-inch inner border of roller-printed floral fabric and a 7 ¾-inch outer border roller-printed with small flowering trees, birds, and butterflies. The central motif is assembled with pieces cut out from a block-printed cotton fabric and rearranged to form the large tree. It is lined, cotton-filled, and quilted with the motifs outlined and the background stitched in clamshell and chevron patterns. It was found in Massachusetts.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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: Domestic Furnishings
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Robert B. Stephens
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1991.0358.02
label: accession number
content: 1991.0358
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0358.02
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: 82 in x 85 in; 208 cm x 215 cm