Quilt, Bed

Object/Artifact

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Historic Stonington

Name/Title

Quilt, Bed

Entry/Object ID

2021.406

Description

Strip Quilt cotton top and back, hand quilted in chevron pattern, stitched horizontally across the quilt surface. This quilting pattern is typical of traditional British design A newer calico strip hs been applied to one side changing the symmetry of the strips 5 strips have red toile called Children at Play which represents a coppepr-plate dating 1787-1788 5 strips of indigo toile of sunflowers and cabbage roses chevron quilting is stitched horizontally across the entire surface, a typical British pattern thin wool batting

Collection

Textile

Made/Created

Date made

1825 - 1840

Notes

Date: 1800-1825 ?