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Whole cloth quilt

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1780-1820

GUSN

GUSN-47077

Description

Aqua blue silk ground; quilted floral vines with interspaces in diagonal lines. Fine glazed navy blue wool back; later fine twill weave cotton backing.

Details

Descriptive Terms

quilts
cotton (textile)
stitching
quilting
alteration (process and technique)
silk (textile)
weaving
wholecloth quilts
wool (textile)
floral patterns
Needlework
Quilt
Silk
Wool
Cloth
Cotton
Quilted
Hand Stitched
Remade
Floral
Twilled
Quilt

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England

Dimensions

30 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Misses Ruth A. and Dorcas L. Woodbury

Accession Number

1964.379

Related Items

Title Whole cloth quilt Accession Number 1964.362

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