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Culture:American
Title:quilt
Date Made:ca. 1850
Type:Bedding
Materials:textile: cotton
Place Made:United States
Measurements:overall: 72 in x 54 in; 182.88 cm x 137.16 cm
Accession Number:  HD 69.1248
Credit Line:Transfer from the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, bequest of C. Alice Baker
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Pieced, cotton quilt laid out in rows (16 vertical; 13 horizontal) of half-square, triangles in plain and printed cotton mainly in red, blue, yellow and white, backing made of two joined pieces of off-white cotton, and cotton batting, which is inscribed "Asenath Robinson" on the back in ink. There are 208 blocks formed by two triangles, which do not quite meet squarely across; the quilting (5 stitches per inch) is done in a grid pattern with the lines 3" apart.

Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Cotton

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