1810 Ann Eayre's Quilted Counterpane
date: label: date made
content: 1810
name: label: maker
content: Eayre, Ann L.
notes: label: Description
content: Below a pair of hearts at the bottom of this counterpane is the quilted inscription: Ann L Eayre / September 28 / 1810". Ann Eayre was born in 1776, married Hewlings, and died in 1851. The significance of the date is not known.
label: Description
content: The quilted counterpane has a large spray of flowers in the center (lily, carnation, tulip, rose, peony) enclosed in a feathered oval. Outside of this are four large baskets of flowers and a meandering row of linked double circles. This in turn is framed by a grape vine motif which is tied in a bow at the bottom of the quilt. The extreme outer edges have a 2-inch band of simple leaves. It has a white cotton lining and cotton filling. In addition to the quilted motifs, the background is quilted in parallel lines 3/8 inch apart, 9 stitches/inch. No separate binding was used, instead the back is brought to front (1/8 inch) and whip stitched. It is a typical example of early 19th century white work, both in technique and in the motifs chosen for the design.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New Jersey, Mount Holly
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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Hannah E. Thompson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T11785
label: accession number
content: 225113
label: catalog number
content: T11785
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: 103 in x 104 in; 262 cm x 264 cm