ca. 1840
Mid-Atlantic district,
Central&North America
Central&North America
Object qualities
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Object
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumCotton
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Size44 x 40 3/4 in. (111.8 x 103.5 cm)
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Geography detailsMade in
Mid-Atlantic district,
Central&North America -
Country today
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Dateca. 1840
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CultureAmerican
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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The front of this crib quilt is pieced of printed red cotton with a green figure and plain white cotton fabric. The edge binding is a different red printed cotton. The backing fabric is the same white cotton that was used for piecing the front. The quilt is entirely hand stitched and is quilted following the pieced pattern.
