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Whole Cloth Quilt

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1780-1820

GUSN

GUSN-30481

Description

Quilt with gold silk ground. Central ring medallion with floral center framed by diamond and rope pattern in silk thread. Outside border comprised of saw tooth and abstract florals. Edged in loop and lines and additional motifs. Back of gold glazed wool.

Details

Descriptive Terms

quilts
glazing (coating)
stitching
quilting
silk (textile)
textiles
wool (textile)
tin (metal)
floral patterns
Silk
Wool
Hand Stitched
Quilted
Tin Glazed
Floral
Unidentified Textile
Quilt

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

91 1/2 (W) (inches)

Accession Number

1925.6

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