Name/Title

Quilt

Entry/Object ID

2023.32.5

Description

Lot 201: East TN Pieced Cotton Quilt, Full Blown Tulip Pattern East Tennessee, Roane County, hand pieced quilt, Full Blown Tulip pattern, by America Waller Goodwin (1835-1893), rendered with all cotton fabric in colors of red and blue on a white ground. Consisting of 24 blocks set 6 x 4, with turkey red borders at two ends. Heavily quilted by hand in diagonal and straight lines of varying widths to center, by the piece quilting to blocks, and cross-hatching to borders. With a white cotton backing and separately applied binding. Back with machine embroidered label reading "Made by America Waller Goodwin 1835-1893). 62" W x 75 1/4" L. Circa 1880.

Collection

Linda Claussen and the Thursday Bee Quilt Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Goodwin, America Waller

Date made

circa 1880

Dimensions

Width

62 in

Length

72 in