Quilt
Unknown Maker
Large-scale pillar pattern in striped effect of reds and blues and reserved white. Design shows an elaborate capital surrounded by fruit and flower clusters. On a strong red ground, festooned baskets containing naturalistic flowers flank pillars. Quilt is lined with a patchwork of the same fabric, other patterned fabrics, and bed ticking.
Credit: Gift of Miss Bertha Schaefer
c. 1830
Medium: cotton Technique: pieced and sewn patchwork of roller printed and glazed fabrics, quilted
1958-131-2
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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