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Culture:American
Title:quilt
Date Made:ca. 1840
Type:Bedding
Materials:textile: cotton
Place Made:United States; Massachusetts(?)
Measurements:overall: 108 in x 108 in; 274.32 cm x 274.32 cm
Accession Number:  HD 86.040
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Pieced, cotton quilt laid out in square blocks of printed cotton chintz in browns, greens, and pinks on a tan ground, many with a twig and leaf pattern, which is laid out in strips; four-piece cotton backing; and cotton batting. The lower two corners (23" x 23") have been cut out, probably to accomodate bed posts. The quilting has been done in a clamshell motif in 7 stitches per inch. The donor bought the quilt in Palmer, Massachusetts, in the 1930s.

Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Cotton

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