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Mariner's compass bed quilt
American
1840–50
Object Place: New England, United States
Medium/Technique
Cotton; plain weave, printed, pieced and quilted, plain weave backing
Dimensions
232 x 231 cm (91 5/16 x 90 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. George C. Seybolt
Accession Number1999.248
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionMariner's Compass (term in use since 1790s) patterned quilt of nine squares with thirty two points each. White cotton background printed with small brown chevrons, squares bordered with red cotton printed with yellow and brown flowers, Mariner's Compass made of yellow, red, and indigo small-patterned chintzes. Reverse applique in center of compass, hand-pieced and quilted.
InscriptionsInscription (in pen, on back): "Presented to Miss Fanny W. Johnson by her mother Elmira Farnsworth."
ProvenancePresented to Mrs. Fanny W. Johnson by her mother Elmira Farnsworth; inherited by donor in mid-1970s