Object Details
- Description
- The focus of this chintz appliquéd quilt, an extravagant flowering tree, is surrounded by bouquets of flowers and two borders; a 4 ½-inch inner border of roller-printed floral fabric and a 7 ¾-inch outer border roller-printed with small flowering trees, birds, and butterflies. The central motif is assembled with pieces cut out from a block-printed cotton fabric and rearranged to form the large tree. It is lined, cotton-filled, and quilted with the motifs outlined and the background stitched in clamshell and chevron patterns. It was found in Massachusetts.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- maker
- unknown
- date made
- 1825-1850
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Robert B. Stephens
- Physical Description
- fabric, cotton (overall material)
- thread, cotton (overall material)
- filling, cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 82 in x 85 in; 208 cm x 215 cm
- Object Name
- quilt
