Object Details
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Large-scale pillar pattern in striped effect of reds and blues and reserved white. Design shows an elaborate capital surrounded by fruit and flower clusters. On a strong red ground, festooned baskets containing naturalistic flowers flank pillars. Quilt is lined with a patchwork of the same fabric, other patterned fabrics, and bed ticking.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bertha Schaefer
Date
ca. 1830
Accession Number
1958-131-2
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Quilt
Medium
Medium: cotton Technique: pieced and sewn patchwork of roller printed and glazed fabrics, quilted
Dimensions
H x W: 229 x 183.5 cm (7 ft. 6 3/16 in. x 6 ft. 1/4 in.)
made in
England
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1958-131-2