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Pieced Quilt
Seven Sisters Quilt
Pieced Quilt
American, Pennsylvania
about 1880
Object Place: Pennsylvania, USA
Medium/Technique
Peiced printed cotton plain weave top, cotton plain weave back and binding; quilted
Dimensions
Height x width: 193 x 210.8 cm (76 x 83 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 Number2013.75
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSeven sisters quilt, each block made medallion enclosing seven stars in predominately blue and brown printed cottons, block finished with orange; sashing of blue and brown stripes with orange triangles at the corners; outline quilted; edges bound in orange cotton plain weave.
ProvenanceBefore 2013, acquired by Gerald E. Roy, Warner, NH; 2013, sold by Roy to the MFA. (Accession date: February 27, 2013)