Description:
Pieced, wool quilt in pink (cochineal), glazed, plain weave, worsted wool, which made from two halves of a petticoat joined at the waist, and with two cutout corners to fit around bed posts; a pieced backing made of pieces of plain brown wool, brown wool damask with a circa 1740 floral design, and handwoven, brown and green plaid wool; and undyed wool batting. The quilting was done in white silk thread in several patterns including meandering floral and vine, trellis and diamond designs. See HD F.236 for similar quilted, pink quilted calimanco with woolen, plaid backing, which is made from a petticoat.
Label Text:
Celebrating the Fiber Arts 2008: “Waste not, want not” can be exemplified by this charming re-use of a beautifully executed cherry red, glazed wool petticoat that has been cut in half, sewn together and made into a bed cover with additional small pieces of other types of wool. Most interesting is the piece of two-colored
worsted wool damask in a large floral pattern in tan and brown at the bottom of the bedcover. This textile would have been known as ‘Russell’ throughout the 18th century. Sometimes used for men’s banyans (dressing gowns) and even ladies’ gowns, this rare survival indicates the clever way in which nothing was wasted.
Subjects:
Textile fabrics; glaze (coating by location); Wool Link to share this object record:
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