Collection Highlights

Study for "Departure of the Seventh Regiment for the War, April 19, 1861"

Date:

c. 1865-69

Object Number:

1946.174

Medium:

Oil over graphite on brown paper, varnished, laid on heavy board, nailed and mounted on a wood panel

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Object name

Pieced quilt square

Date

1800-1850

Medium

Cotton

Dimensions

Overall: 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 34.3 x 34.3 x 0.3 cm )

Description

Pieced quilt square with four stylized leaves surrounding small central square; red and white cotton print fabrics.

Credit Line

Gift of W. G. Bowdoin

Object Number

1940.105f

Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.