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Culture:embroidery: Indian; quilting: English or American
Title:quilt or coverlet
Date Made:embroidery: ca. 1780; quilting: 19th century
Type:Bedding
Materials:textile: linen, cotton, silk
Place Made:embroidery: India; quilting: United Kingdom; England or United States
Measurements:overall: 98 3/4 in x 90 1/8 in; 250.825 cm x 228.9175 cm
Accession Number:  HD F.151
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Pieced, linen quilt or coverlet with a pieced, center square (70 1/4" x 61") of red and green, silk embroidery with bell-star shaped flowers and vines on a plain weave, white linen ground, which was probably professionally embroidered in India for export to the western market, and a pieced border of plain weave, white cotton and corner squares of embroidery; knife edge; a plain weave, white linen backing; and no batting. The border is quilted in a trellis pattern with white thread, about 6-7 quilting stitches per inch. The quilt or coverlet is signed on the reverse, "Anne Elizabeth Hopkins / 1[8?]64."

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