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Pieced quilt
Sawtooth Diamond quilt
Feathered Diamond quilt
Pieced quilt
Sawtooth Diamond quilt
American, Pennsylvania, Landis Valley
1890s
Place of Use: Pennsylvania, United States, Landis Valley
Medium/Technique
Pieced cotton plain weave top, printed cotton plain weave back; quilted
Dimensions
Height x width: 198.1 x 198.1 cm (78 x 78 in.)
Credit Line
Frank B. Bemis Fund, John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund, Elizabeth M. and John F. Paramino Fund in memory of John F. Paramino, Boston Sculptor, Helen B. Sweeney Fund, Mary L. Smith Fund, Textile Income Purchase Fund, Joyce Arnold Rusoff Fund, and Alice J. Morse Fund
Accession Number2014.1858
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionFeathered diamond quilt in green and pink; edges bound front to back; green diamond and wide border quilted in feather and blossom pattern, pink diamond and spandrels quilted in diamond or grid-on-point pattern with feather rings.
ProvenanceAbout 1988, sold at auction in Landis Valley, PA to Gerald Roy, Warner, NH; 2014, sold by Gerald E. Roy to the MFA. (Accession date: December 10, 2014).