1825 - 1850 Silk Quilt

American History Museum

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Object Details

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Bonita Abernathy

Date made

1825 - 1850

ID Number

1982.0392.01

catalog number

1982.0392.01

accession number

1982.0392

Object Name

quilt

Object Type

quilts

Physical Description

silk; cotton (fabric material)

cotton; silk (thread material)

cotton (filling material)

Measurements

overall: 85 in x 82 in; 216 cm x 209 cm

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Quilting

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-ba1d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_556181

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