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Pieced and appliqued quilt
Feathered Diamond in a Square
Pieced and appliqued quilt
American, Pennsylvania
about 1880
Object Place: Pennsylvania, USA
Medium/Technique
Peiced and appliqued cotton plain weave top, printed cotton plain weave back, cotton plain weave binding; quilted
Dimensions
Height x width: 191.8 x 190.5 cm (75 1/2 x 75 in.)
Credit Line
Mary S. and Edward J. Holmes Fund, Frank B. Bemis Fund, Elizabeth M. and John F. Paramino Fund in memory of John F. Paramino, Boston Sculptor, Helen B. Sweeney Fund, Textile Income Purchase Fund, Mary L. Smith Fund, Joyce Arnold Rusoff Fund, and Alice J. Morse Fund
Accession Number2013.80
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFeathered Diamond in a Square quilt; small square quilt with pieced blue sawtooth center diamond with white spandrels and blue outer border; appliqued in the center with a whig rose medallion in green orange and red. Edges bound with red plain weave and backed with cotton print with light purple ground and small gold flowers.
ProvenanceBefore 2013, acquired by Gerald E. Roy, Warner, NH; 2013, sold by Roy to the MFA. (Accession date: February 27, 2013)