Object Details
- Description
- This quilt top has a binding, but no filling or lining. Perhaps it was meant to be lined and quilted; instead the edges were bound, making it a light-weight bedcover. Pieced and appliquéd techniques provide the frame for a central panel that resembles a small sampler.
- Delicate silk embroidery depicts a leafy harp surrounded by hearts, trees topped with red crested birds, potted plants, and the inscription, “Elenor Dolen Roxbury.” Most likely it refers to Roxbury, Massachusetts. The quilt top was donated by a collector of early American domestic furnishings.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- maker
- unknown
- date made
- 1850-1875
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
- Physical Description
- fabric, cotton (overall material)
- thread, cotton, silk (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 76 in x 76 in; 193 cm x 193 cm
- Object Name
- quilt
