White on White Bride Quilt

Textile

The Virginia Quilt Museum

Name/Title

White on White Bride Quilt

Entry/Object ID

2007.003.001

Description

White on white bride (Wholecloth) quilt with exceptional all-over quilting. Quilting includes a central medallion and crosshatched background. A single 3.75'' border is quilted into a clam shell pattern. The entire quilt is hand quilted with single, white thread. Knots were found on the top of the quilt. The stitches are even and measure about 10 stitches per inch. The quilt is finished with a 0.25'' white applied binding. It is a straight edge with rounded corners. There is a thin, cotton batting. Likely would have been new/purchased fabric. The backing is made up of 3 strips of muslin, roughly measuring 10.25'', 32.25'', and 32.75''. There were no seams on the front

Context

Pennsylvania origin.

Collection

Permanent Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2007.003

Source or Donor

Douglas D. Withers, Jr.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown Maker(s)

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1860 - circa 1875

Place

* Untyped Place

Pennsylvania

Dimensions

Width

74-1/2 in

Length

81-3/4 in

Materials

Material

Cotton

Material Notes

Solid fabric

Color

Off-White, White

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Notes

Some aging showing - white turned cream

Overall Condition

Excellent

Notes

Jeffrey S. Evans did appraisal.