Pieced and quilted coverlet
Pieced quilts are thought of as an American specialty, but their forerunners survive in small numbers in England, where the technique was also used for matching bed curtains. This strangely balanced arrangement of small pieces provides a cross section of French and English printed cottons of the eighteenth century, many of them not known elsewhere.
Artwork Details
- Title: Pieced and quilted coverlet
- Date: late 18th century
- Culture: British
- Medium: Cotton
- Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 91 × 91 1/4 in. (231.1 × 231.8 cm)
- Classification: Textiles-Printed
- Credit Line: Spring Mills Fund and Rogers Fund, 1975
- Object Number: 1975.2
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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1769–71
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1769–71
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1763–71
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mid-17th century
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