Object Details
- Description
- This late 18th-century medallion style quilt has many examples of block-printed and plate-printed fabrics. The focal center of the quilt, a 12-inch block constructed of four triangles, is surrounded by four pieced borders made of 3-inch and 6-inch triangles. The fabrics in each row are arranged in a mirror image from the ends of the row to the center creating a kaleidoscope effect. The red, copperplate print used in the pieced section of the quilt is the fabric: “Apotheosis of Franklin and Washington” printed in England about 1785. The border fabric is cotton, plate-printed in red, and is similar to English plate prints of 1770-1795. It is quilted 6 stitches per inch in a diagonal grid pattern on the outer border with linear quilting accentuating the pieced triangles of the center.
- The many fabrics of this well planned quilt make it a valuable part of the Collection.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- maker
- unknown
- date made
- 1790-1800
- Physical Description
- fabric, cotton, linen/cotton (overall material)
- thread, cotton, linen (overall material)
- filling, wool (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 99 in x 93 in; 251 cm x 236 cm
- Object Name
- quilt
