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Crib quilt
British (made for American market)
about 1744
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Silk satin, backed with silk plain weave and quilted
Dimensions
122.3 x 98.5 cm (48 1/8 x 38 3/4 in. )
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Katharine Amory Homans
Accession Number45.779
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWhole cloth quilt of yellow silk satin, medallion quilted in center with quarter medallions in the corners, ground quilted with scallops; hand-quilted with about 9 stitches per inch, ivory silk lutestring backing, wool fleece batting. According to donor, quilt probably belonged to Mary Cooper, born in Boston in 1744. There are about 6-9 quilting stitches per inch.
ProvenanceGift of Katharine Amory Homans, said to have belonged to Mary Cooper of Boston, born 1744