Collection Highlights
Fire engine condenser case
1830-1840
1937.1631
Wood, paint, gilding
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Quilt, white background, red design
Title
Quilt, white background, red design
Object name
Quilt
Date
1825-1850
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 82 1/2 x 73 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 209.6 x 186.7 x 1.3 cm )
Description
Pieced cotton quilt with fifty-six eight-pointed red stars on white ground and red sawtooth border.
Credit Line
Gift of Carl Otto von Kienbusch
Object Number
1971.16
Gallery Label
Mrs. Charles H. Spitzner, the maker of this quilt, was the grandmother of the donor.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.