Quilt

Textile

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Lincoln County Historical Association

Name/Title

Quilt

Description

Whole cloth wool handwoven fabric quilt. Top is dark reddish brown, lining is butternut dyed hand woven fabric. Bottom of quilt is squared off to accommodate the bed posts. The quilt is hand quilted in Prince’s plume, flowers and clamshell motifs. A very large quilt with a bold pattern. Wool batting back.

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

circa 1820 - circa 1840

Time Period

early 19th century

Place

State/Province

Maine

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Notes

According to quilt scholar Laurie Labar, this quilt likely dates to the 1820s and 1830s when geometric designs began to replace more baroque designs in wholecolth quilts.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

None

Dimensions

Width

259 cm

Length

279 cm

Materials

Material

Wool

Material Notes

Fabric is hand dyed

Color

Gold, Brown

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair