Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Doll's quilt
Object name
Doll's quilt
Date
1865-85
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 19 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 49.5 x 49.5 x 0.6 cm )
Description
Pieced cotton print doll's quilt with twelve orange, brown, and cream small floral print squares opposing blue stripe and rosebud print squares in checkerboard blocks separated by strips of brown, tan and cream small geometric print, also border; squares of orange, brown and cream opposing cream, brown and tan squares of checkerboard design in each corner; cream cotton backing; machine-stitched diagonal quilting.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Arlene B. Voorhies
Object Number
1946.257
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.





