1830 - 1850 Stenciled Child's Counterpane
date: label: date made
content: 1830-1850
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: Stenciling was popular as a decorative technique in the early 19th century. This example, possibly made for a crib, is not quilted, but has some linen cloth and thin cotton wadding between the cotton pieced top and linen lining. At least 13 different templates were used in different combinations to create an overall design. A label, now missing, written in the late 19th century read: “George Jones infant quilt Ohio.”
label: Description
content: Sixty-three 6-inch blocks, alternately plain and stenciled, comprise the top. One motif, a tree with fruit, appears on six blocks, three on either side. Other stenciled motifs, in green, blue, rose, and yellow, are more randomly placed. It is bound with two different roller-printed, ¾-inch floral strips folded over the edges.
label: Description
content: The bright, cheerful stenciled motifs found on this child’s counterpane are similar to those found on floor cloths, furniture, and other home accessories of the period. The stenciling technique, using paints, brushes, and templates, was a convenient way to bring color and interest to everyday objects.
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: Family & Social Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
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content: Textiles
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content: Quilts
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: 1995.0011.03
label: accession number
content: 1995.0011
label: catalog number
content: 1995.0011.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: quilt
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton, linen (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: thread, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 53 in x 40 in; 134 cm x 102 cm