Cradle Quilt

Item Information

Title:
Cradle Quilt
Description:
Comprised of pink calico diamond grid; intersections white calico. Blocks of white ground with spot motifs; pieced and appliqued handled baskets madder-orange calico. Sawtooth border of same; bound edges of pink calico.
Date:
1860–1880
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
appliqué (technique)
calico
cotton (textile)
stitching (generic process)
piecing (needleworking)
quilting
quilts
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Extent:
33 1/4 in. x 44 1/4 in. (W x L)
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/54193
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H.B. Williams
Accession #:
1946.47
Identifier:
54193