Name/Title
QuiltEntry/Object ID
GHS 2213Description
Pieced quilt.
Urban Village Exhibit Ex272a, b, c (3 images)
Description: Pieced quilt, comprised of alternating rows of pieced squares with solid strips. A border of three sides surrounds the design, which is not identifiable. Materials used are glazed cotton - colors are brown, blue, light green, all of printed pattern. Quilting is done in a diamond shape, creating squares on a diagonal. Quilting is with a brown cotton thread.
Date was on the label as 1835, this may be too early.Collection
Germantown Historical Society ObjectsMade/Created
Place
* Untyped Place
Germantown, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaProvenance
Notes
Label: This quilt was made by women in one of Germantown's Quaker families. Pieced quilts like this were made from scraps of material left over from making clothing. The subdued colors of this quilt reflect the Friends' emphasis on simplicity in dress.
