Collection Highlights
Shrewsbury River, New Jersey
1859
S-229
Oil on canvas
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Quilt, green squares with wagon wheel centers, red border
Title
Quilt, green squares with wagon wheel centers, red border
Object name
Quilt
Date
1825-1850
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 98 x 80 x 1/4 in. ( 248.9 x 203.2 x 0.6 cm )
Description
Pieced cotton quilt with twenty blocks separated by pink sashing, each with wheel motif composed of various brown, red, and green print pieces within a green calico square; pieced border with red calico arrowheads and an eight-pointed star appliqu
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Newborg
Object Number
1948.59
Marks
embroidered: in one corner of reverse: "M"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
