1890-1900 Miniature Quilt

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Object Details

maker

unknown

Description

This miniature quilt may have been a doll’s quilt, a “first” quilt, or a display on a model quilting frame. Possibly made in Pennsylvania, it consists of twelve 1 to 1-and-1/2-inch blocks in the "Four-patch" pattern. Quilted in a chevron pattern, 3-4 stitches per inch.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Robert Stephens

date made

1890-1900

ID Number

1995.0011.08

accession number

1995.0011

catalog number

1995.0011.08

Object Name

quilt, doll

Physical Description

fabric, cotton (overall material)

thread, cotton (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 15 in x 13 in; 38 cm x 33 cm

place made

United States: Pennsylvania

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Home and Community Life: Textiles

Quilts

Textiles

Domestic Furnishings

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Quilting

Children

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-c221-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_556255