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1890-1950
GUSN-308454
Patchwork bed cover made to accomodate posts of the bed. Quilt composed of chintz squares quilted in diagonal stripes. Quilt has attached skirt of purple cotton patterned with roses. Quilt colors include cream, brown, blue and green.
bedspreads
cotton (textile)
Bedcover
Bedspread
Bedspread
Original To Nickels-Sortwell House (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
New England
97 1/2 x 105 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Frances Sortwell
1958.477
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