Cream and red appliqued quilted bedcover

Object Details

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Unidentified

Description

A cream and red appliqued quilted bedcover made from plain cotton fabrics. The top consists of twelve (12) blocks sewn together by hand and decorated with a geometric design using turned hand applique. Each block contains a circle in the center surrounded by four (4) diamonds that have blunt long tips. Crosses are appliqued over the center of the seams that join the blocks, with additional crosses in the spaces between the diamonds around the outer edge. The blocks are bordered by a panel of the repeating blunt-tipped diamonds around all sides. The quilt is bound with the red fabric by hand. A layer of cotton batting is placed between the top and the backing fabric. The top, batting, and backing are joined with quilted stitches in cream thread that surround each applique shape in two rows.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

ca. 1850

Object number

2013.162.11

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

quilts

Medium

cotton cloth and cotton batting

Dimensions

H x W x D (with mount): 48 1/2 × 39 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (123.2 × 100.3 × 3.8 cm)

H x W (without mount): 45 × 36 5/8 in. (114.3 × 93 cm)

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Textiles and Quilts

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Domestic life

Record ID

nmaahc_2013.162.11

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bd654d15-0daa-4f29-857c-30a93f9dd736