Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2012
The Acquisitions
David and Roberta Logie Department of Textile and Fashion Arts: July 2011–June 2012
Quilt
Wall hanging or bed cover
about 1820
Made for Robert M. Streeten
Overall: 203.2 x 203.2 cm (80 x 80 in.)
Printed cotton plain weave, pieced
Classification: Textiles
Culture: American
Object Place: possibly New York, United States
Accession number: 2012.89
Description: Mosaic pieced bed cover (or wall hanging) formed from thousands of printed cotton hexagons arranged in a composition of a large double-handled urn in a yellow ground as the center field, surrounded by a blue/brown outer border bearing the inscription: "Robert Streeten" on top-bottom and 1803 on the sides.
Provenance/Ownership History: Found in house in Cazenovia, New York; purchased from a private collector, Cazenovia, New York, by Cora Ginsburg LLC; 2011, sold by Cora Ginsburg LLC, New York, to the MFA (Accession date: March 28, 2012)
Edwin E. Jack Fund, Adrienne Iselin Gilbert Memorial Fund and Susan Cornelia Warren Fund