1840 - 1860 "Rose of Sharon" Applique Quilt
date: label: Date made
content: 1840-1860
name: label: quilter
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: Even though this appliquéd quilt has no known maker, nor specific place of origin, it is a fine example of mid-nineteenth-century quilt making. It consists of nine 23-inch blocks, the center and four corner blocks are appliquéd with a large variation of the Rose of Sharon pattern. Four other blocks are quilted and stuffed motifs popular at the time; an eagle with a shield and flags, an eagle with arrows and an olive branch, a grape-vine and a basket of fruit. The 12-inch border of the quilt is appliquéd with swags and roses. Also on the border are thirty-six small quilted and stuffed motifs of birds on branches, flowers, and grapes.The fabrics used are roller printed cottons. The background is closely quilted with diagonal lines, 12 to 13 stitches per inch. Many of the motifs found on this quilt expressed patriotism and often embellished quilts as well as other household items in the nineteenth century.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: depicted
content: Eagles
label: depicted motif
content: Flowers
label: depicted motif
content: Birds
label: depicted motif
content: Fruit
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 Mr. Stewart Dickson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T12918
label: accession number
content: 246047
label: catalog number
content: T12918
objectType: label: Object Name
content: quilt
label: Object Type
content: quilts
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: thread, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: filling, none (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 94 in x 95 in; 237 cm x 242 cm