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Whole cloth quilt

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1780-1810

GUSN

GUSN-31215

Description

Pink glazed wool; quilted floral motifs of tulips and other flowers, vines and spot motifs. Body quilted in diagonal lines. Border of half feather vine.

Details

Descriptive Terms

quilts
glazing (coating)
stitching
quilting
floral patterns
flowers (plants)
tulipwood (Brazilian, wood)
textiles
wholecloth quilts
wool (textile)
tin (metal)
floral patterns
flowers (plants)
tulipwood (Brazilian, wood)
Needlework
Quilt
Wool
Cloth
Hand Stitched
Quilted
Tin Glazed
Floral
Tulip
Unidentified Textile
Quilt

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

83 (W) (inches)

Accession Number

1927.34

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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