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Quilt Top

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1880-1890

GUSN

GUSN-18777

Description

Polychrome pieced quilt top. Border material is tan and white background with white and black stripe under small red flowers. Quilted squares aree off-white textured material with central diamond. Diamond pattern either: blue and brown stripes; red and blue paisley like print, white floral tan stripes or red geometric print.

Details

Descriptive Terms

quilt tops
cotton (textile)
machine sewing (technique)
Needlework
Quilt
Quilt

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

72 x 72 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1445

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