Cotton Patchwork Quilt

Textile

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Lincoln County Historical Association

Name/Title

Cotton Patchwork Quilt

Description

Summer quilt of simple 4 patch squares set on point to for stripes alternating with stripes of a roller print calico fabric. Overly hand quilted in long lines of quilting. Backing is plain white muslin. This quilt combines block printed patterns with cylinder printed patterns.

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

circa 1800 - circa 1850

Time Period

Early to mid 19th century

Place

State/Province

Maine

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Notes

This quilt is likely from the early 1800s according to scholar Laurie Labar. It has examples of cylinder printing, which was invented in the late 1700s and became popular in the early 1800s. This type of printing started to replace the block printing that can also be seen on this quilt.

Dimensions

Width

165 cm

Length

185-7/16 in

Materials

Material Notes

Top of quilt is cotton calico, backing is plain muslin

Colors

Color Notes

Multi colors

Condition

Overall Condition

Good