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Whole Cloth Quilt

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1825-1835

GUSN

GUSN-45522

Description

Comprised of strips of cotton of brown ground; columns of white drapery dividing columns of floral bouquets. Across top, applied strip of brown and white floral cotton.

Details

Descriptive Terms

quilts
cotton (textile)
tacking
Needlework
Quilt
Quilt

Associated Building

Original To Parson Smith House,

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

83 x 80 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Museum Accession

Accession Number

1953.299

Places

Maine (United States)

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