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Culture:face fabric: English; quilting: American
Title:quilt
Date Made:1785-1800
Type:Bedding
Materials:textile: cotton, wool
Place Made:face fabric: United Kingdom; England; quilting: United States
Measurements:overall: 86 in x 90 in; 218.44 cm x 228.6 cm
Accession Number:  HD F.355A
Credit Line:Gift of Miss M.K. Humphrey
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Pieced, cotton quilt made of 18 pieces of red, copper-plate printed cotton on a white ground with genre scenes with a variety of people set in the country and farmyards; straight applied binding; four-piece, plain weave, white cotton backing; and wool batting. The quilting is done in diagonal, parallel lines at 6 stitches per inch. The quilt was owned by the donor in her childhood in Minnesota. See valence, HD F. 356B.

Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Cotton; Wool

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