Quilt

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Quilt

Entry/Object ID

SS.81.5

Description

Thin, hand sewn, baby's or doll's quilt, design is roughly a "Log Cabin" design: the front consists of squares and rectangles of printed cottons largely in shades of green, red and brown; near the center of beige block is inscribed in ink: "Mrs. Mary Lung____?/Newton Creek/Aug. 17, 1847"; below it is a large rectangle of cotton with two trains printed on it; the backing consists of a brown, orange, yellow, white and green plain cotton with a wide zigzagging border of pink curves on a black background.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1847

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

28 in

Length

38-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 28 x 38 3/4 in. (71.1 x 98.4 cm)

Material

Cotton

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Stains; ink very faded.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Sunnyside, No Location