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Quilt

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1850-1860

GUSN

GUSN-37674

Description

Rectangular "Bull's Eye" pattern; five graduated rectangles with space between of red and yellow floral print. Pieced together in strips quilted in saw tooth pattern; top and bottom edges bound.

Details

Descriptive Terms

quilts
calico
stitching
piecing
quilting
printing (process)
rolling up
textiles
floral patterns
geometric patterns
Needlework
Quilt
Calico
Hand Stitched
Quilted
Pieced
Transfer Printed
Floral
Geometric
Bull's Eye
Unidentified Textile
Quilt

Pattern

Bull's Eye

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

82 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Mary Watson

Accession Number

1935.160

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