1850 - 1875 Lilla V's "Log Cabin" Pieced Silk Quilt
date: label: date made
content: 1850-1875
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: A note pinned to the lining of this quilt states: “Log Cabin Quilt made by Lilla V’s mother. Lining from wedding dress, 1856.” Unfortunately there is no further information about Lilla V.
label: Description
content: Eight-inch “Log Cabin” blocks are set in a “Light and Dark” pattern to create this visually striking quilt. Silks of all types (plain, checked, striped, printed, pattern-woven, damask, plaid, ribbed, ombre-striped, warp printed, brocaded) and plain and plaid satins were used. The brown striped silk from the 1856 wedding dress that was used for the lining, also appears in many of the blocks. The blocks are constructed on plain, printed, and pattern-woven cottons. It is finished with a plaid silk strip binding, seamed to the front, whipped to the lining. It is a fine example of both the popular “Log Cabin” design and of the silk pieced quilts often called parlor or sofa throws.
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: Textiles
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content: Domestic Furnishings
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content: Quilts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Corabel Bien
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T12595
label: accession number
content: 234821
label: catalog number
content: T12595
objectType: label: Object Name
content: quilt
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, silk, satin (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: thread, silk, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 79 in x 62 in; 201 cm x 157 cm