Museum Collections
Luce Center
Quilted square
Object name
Quilted square
Date
1830-1850
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 5 3/8 x 5 3/8 x 1/8 in. ( 13.7 x 13.7 x 0.3 cm )
Description
Cotton pieced quilt square composed of grey, brown and cream stiped center square surounded two different brown, cream and grey (possibly originally lavender) border within a wide border of red, cream and brown floral print with small brown on cream ground printed squares at corners; red dot outlined in black with brown stripe on cream ground cotton printed binding; backed with cream cotton twill; completely handstitched.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Mary L. and Miss Ellen Constant
Object Number
1949.95
Gallery Label
According to the accession records, this quilted square was made by a five-year-old child.




