1840 - 1860 Susan Ladson McPherson's Appliqued Quilt
date: label: date made
content: 1840-1860
name: label: maker
content: McPherson, Susan Ladson
notes: label: Description
content: “It [quilt] was made 125 years ago in Charleston, S.C., by my great-grandmother, Susan Ladson McPherson. It is in perfect condition as it has evidently never been used, only hoarded as an heirloom. I have no daughter to leave it to and it is too large and elaborate for everyday use.” So wrote the donor in 1943.
label: Description
content: The original quilt had the center floral wreath encircled by rose vines with a few appliqued flowers around the edge. At a later point appliques were removed (evidenced by many needle-holes) and others added to the center (scrolled frames and vases of flowers) as well as roller-printed cotton borders.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: South Carolina, Charleston
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 Mrs. E.G. McFadden
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T08886
label: accession number
content: 165195
label: catalog number
content: T08886
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: 99 in x 99 in; 251.46 cm x 251.46 cm