Deaccessioned June 22, 2017
Triple tulip quilted bedcover
American (Danville, Kentucky)
1860–64
Made by Mary Cunningham
Object Place: Danville, Kentucky, United States
Dimensions
238.3 x 240 cm (93 13/16 x 94 1/2 in.)
Accession Number
45.278
Medium or Technique
Cotton plain weave, quilted and appliquéd
Collections
Americas, Textiles and Fashion Arts
Classifications
Appliqué quilt in triple tulip design; white cotton ground divided into squares, alternate squares having tulip design hand-quilted with white in running stitch and tulip design in appliqué of green, red, and yellow cotton, background of appliqué squares quilted with white running stitch in lozenge design, appliqué tulip vine border; edges bound and piped with red and green cotton; backed with cotton plain weave
Provenance
Donated to MFA by Mrs. Samual D. Wonders
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Samuel D. Wonders