Quilt

Museum number:
2-68356
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4057
Description:
Patchwork quilt using silk and wool. Pattern is alternating circles of beige and red appliquéd onto black silk cloth, each circle outlined in feather stitch embroidery using silk thread, back of red wool cloth, small areas of wear throughout.
Donor:
Bertha Hammond
Collection place:
United States
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Collector:
Bertha Hammond
Materials:
Cotton (textile), Silk, and Wool (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
August 25, 1985
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 185 centimeters and width 156 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Quilt, accession number 2-68356, described as Patchwork quilt using silk and wool. Pattern is alternating circles of beige and red appliquéd onto black silk cloth, each circle outlined in feather stitch embroidery using silk thread, back of red wool cloth, small areas of wear throughout.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Quilt, accession number 2-68356, described as Patchwork quilt using silk and wool. Pattern is alternating circles of beige and red appliquéd onto black silk cloth, each circle outlined in feather stitch embroidery using silk thread, back of red wool cloth, small areas of wear throughout.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Quilt, accession number 2-68356, described as Patchwork quilt using silk and wool. Pattern is alternating circles of beige and red appliquéd onto black silk cloth, each circle outlined in feather stitch embroidery using silk thread, back of red wool cloth, small areas of wear throughout.

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