Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
1859
S-225
Oil on linen
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Quilt with alternate red and green-blue squares, chintz border, pineapple and circle with hearts quilting
Title
Quilt with alternate red and green-blue squares, chintz border, pineapple and circle with hearts quilting
Object name
Quilt
Date
1825-1850
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 89 x 74 x 1/2 in. ( 226.1 x 188 x 1.3 cm )
Description
Cotton quilt with center composed of red and green printed square pieces and plain white (now discolored) square pieces within printed floral border; center with diamond pattern of stairway squares ("Triple Irish Chain") quilted with hearts, flowers, and pineapples; pieced, plain cotton backing and tape loom binding surrounding edge.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.936
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.
