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Quilt, Marseilles type

ca. 1865
Not on view
This white cotton bed cover was loom woven, using a technique designed to imitate hand quilting. The central medallion is surrounded by a wide border of naturalistic roses and ferns intertwined with a Greek-key motif border. The outer border is composed of woven diamond quilling.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Quilt, Marseilles type
  • Date: ca. 1865
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Cotton, woven
  • Dimensions: 100 x 93 in. (254 x 236.2 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Andrew Galbraith Carey, 1980
  • Object Number: 1980.498.4
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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