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Appliqued Quilt
Prince's Feather Quilt
Appliqued Quilt
Mary Price Hall (1828 – 1915)
American, Ohio
about 1860
Object Place: Ohio, USA
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave; appliqued and quilted
Dimensions
Overall: 221 x 222.3 cm (87 x 87 1/2 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 Number2013.73
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWhite cotton ground appliqued with Prince’s feather design with alternating green and red feathers with an orange center; tulips at the border and birds and eagles at center top and bottom; edges bound with green cotton plain weave, backed with white cotton plain weave
ProvenanceBefore 2013, acquired by Gerald E. Roy, Warner, NH; 2013, sold by Roy to the MFA. (Accession date: February 27, 2013)