Museum Collections
Luce Center
Doll's quilt
Object name
Doll's quilt
Date
1845-1875
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 9 3/4 x 9 3/4 x 1/4 in. ( 24.8 x 24.8 x 0.6 cm )
Description
Pieced cotton doll's quilt of cross and checkerboard design; red ground and cream and brown floral print in cross design covering center block with four smaller cross and checkerboard blocks within each corner of large cross using same red, cream and brown floral print as center squares of smaller crosses using two different brown and cream very small prints for cross ends; teal, brown and cream aztec geometric cotton twill print wide border ; same red ground with cream and brown floral print on outside binding; brown, red cream striped cotton print backing; completely handstitched.
Credit Line
Gift of John Babcock Morris, Jr.
Object Number
1941.1104
Marks
handwritten in ink: on cloth label affixed to reverse (now detached): "151 / J. B. MORRIS, JR."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.





