Object Details
- Description
- Mary L. Walcott constructed this quilt based on the “Wild Goose Chase” pattern using only plain red and polka-dotted red and white cottons. It is quilted at 7-8 stitches/inch using grid and chevron patterns. She made this quilt about the time her son, Charles D. Walcott, was born. In 1907 he became the fourth Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- maker
- Walcott, Mary L.
- date made
- 1840-1860
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles D. Walcott
- Physical Description
- fabric, cotton (overall material)
- thread, cotton (overall material)
- filling, cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 78 in x 75 in; 198 cm x 191 cm
- Object Name
- quilt
