Quilt

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Quilt

Entry/Object ID

VC.81.1

Description

Cotton quilt: Top pieced from two block printed floral cottons, backing of white cotton; wide edge on all sides of striped floral fabric, wavy brown lines with red and white flowers within and small scattered sprigs and flowers of blue, red and brown between stripes; center of quilt overall floral fabric with blue, brown, red and green sprigs; quilted in the center with a star inscribed within a circle, petals between star points, border of circle contains leaves, background quilted in diamond pattern to quarter circle in each corner containing swag and floral design; border fabric quilted with four-petaled devices within diamonds and v-shaped quilted designs between diamonds, at outer edge quilted in a swag with line border above and below.

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1790 - 1920

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

80 in

Length

87 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 80 x 87 in. (203.2 x 221 cm)

Material

Cotton

Condition

Notes

Overall Analysis: See Proposed and Post Treatment reports in file.

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Some stains, overall surface dirt.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Van Cortlandt Family

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

General Note

Note

Van Cortlandt family possession

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 05B