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Maker:
unknown  Search this
Physical Description:
fabric, cotton (overall material)
thread, cotton (overall material)
filling, cotton (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 41 in x 40 in; 104 cm x 102 cm
Object Name:
quilt, crib
Place made:
United States
Date made:
1850-1860
Description:
A quilt pieced in a variation of the “Four-patch” pattern, was cut down to make this crib or child size quilt (41 inches x 40 inches). A hand-sewn seam down the center joins the two sections cut from another quilt. Roller printed cottons, the earliest dating to about 1840, along with woven and printed plaids were used for the 7 ½-inch pieced blocks. These were set diagonally, alternating with 7 ½-inch plain blocks. Filling and lining are cotton. It is quilted (8 stitches per inch) with parallel lines 1 inch apart; vertical lines on the pieced blocks, horizontal lines on the plain blocks. No separate binding, the front is turned to the back (¼-inch) and whip stitched. The small quilt is an example of recycling in the mid-nineteenth century.
Location:
Currently not on view
Subject:
Quilting  Search this
Children  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
ID Number:
TE.T17347.000
Catalog number:
T17347.000
Accession number:
321804
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Textiles
Textiles
Domestic Furnishings
Quilts
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-60b7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_620783