Collection Highlights
Bird's Nest and Dog Roses
1867
1947.519
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, and selective glazing with scratching out on paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Reversible quilted coverlet, one side red, the other natural linen
Title
Reversible quilted coverlet, one side red, the other natural linen
Object name
Quilt
Date
1770-1800
Medium
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 85 x 69 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 215.9 x 176.5 x 1.3 cm )
Description
Glazed wool quilt with red front and undyed backing; elaborate quilted design with circular frame enclosing diamond at center, and surrounding surface subdivided into numerous rectangular panels with various quilting patterns, including fans, chevrons, spirals, diagonal grids, parallel straight lines, and parallel scalloped lines; continuous border of parallel scalloped lines on two long sides.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1318
Marks
handwritten in ink: on cloth label stitched to one corner of reverse: "93599 / Large red & Wh reversiable [sic] quilted cover / Streaked bed / Xolas[?] 641 / Tues 3"
Gallery Label
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
