Object Details
maker
unknown
Description
An unknown quilter assembled this quilt using a striking combination of deep blue, red, and various plaids of wool, wool-cotton, and cotton fabrics. Five-and-a-half inch square blocks are pieced in a modified “Nine-patch” design. Each has a red center, blue rectangles, and plaid corner squares. They are set alternately with blue squares. These are framed by plaid triangles along the edges. It is quilted 8 stitches per inch. The binding, a ½ inch straight strip of the same blue fabric as the large squares, completes the quilt.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
date made
1850-1875
ID Number
TE.T17346.000
catalog number
T17346.000
accession number
321804
Object Name
quilt
Physical Description
fabric, wool, wool/cotton, cotton (overall material)
thread, cotton (overall material)
filling, cotton (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 89 in x 72 in; 227 cm x 184 cm
place made
United States
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Quilting
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_642533