Central block large diamond, quarterly divided by brown and white hunting scenes and red and white pastoral scenes. Remainder of block pieced brown and white, and red and white floral block prints and floral designs. Border of block printed stripes of brown; brown crescents all over. Bound edges; chevron quilting all over. Very brown.
quilts
chintz
hand sewing
linen (material)
piecing
copper engraving (printing process)
toile (textile material)
quilting
copper (metal)
pastoral
childhood
Orientalism
Needlework
Quilt
Toile
Linen
Chintz
Stipple Engraved
Machine Sewn
Quilted
Pieced
Pastoral
Orientalism
Childhood
Quilt
Bringham, Elizabeth (Maker)
70.25 x 71.5 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Miss Blanche A. Russell
1928.1257
Montgomery, F.. Printed Textiles. [No Publisher].
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