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Quilt (or decorative throw). Hexagon or Mosaic pattern

Possibly Caroline Brooks Gould American
ca. 1870
Not on view
Pieced of one-inch-per-side silk hexagons, this quilt is completely hand stitched. The striped, changeable silk bathing is attached to the batting with diamond quilting. The quilt is bound with a silk brocade ribbon, which is finished in a bow at one corner of the quilt's back. The small individual hexagons are grouped to form concentric radiating hexagonal forms.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Quilt (or decorative throw). Hexagon or Mosaic pattern
  • Maker: Possibly Caroline Brooks Gould
  • Date: ca. 1870
  • Geography: Made in United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Silk
  • Dimensions: 55 x 49 1/8 in. (139.7 x 124.8 cm)
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Carolyn Fiske MacGregor, in memory of her grandmother, Caroline Brooks Gould, 1953
  • Object Number: 53.58.1
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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