Scrap quilt top

Item Information

Title:
Scrap quilt top
Description:
Comprised of scraps of early nineteenth century cottons. No pattern or overall design. Edges bound in printed calico.
Date:
1830–1850
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
calico
chintz
copper engraving (printing process)
cotton (textile)
linen (material)
piecing (needleworking)
printing (process)
rolling up
textiles (visual works)
copper (metal)
quilts
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
checker pattern
Orientalism
plaids (garments)
stripes
Cotton
Calico
Linen
Chintz
Pieced
Transfer Printed
Stripe
Striped
Plaid
Checked
Stipple Engraved
Unidentified Textile
Places:
Maine
Extent:
62.5 in. x 72 in. (W x L)
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/53374
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Virginia L. Hodge and Katharine D. Parry
Accession #:
1942.1485
Identifier:
53374