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Pieced quilt
American
late 18th century
Object Place: New York, United States
Medium/Technique
Printed cotton plain weave; pieced and quilted
Dimensions
238 x 183.5 cm (93 11/16 x 72 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edward E. Harkavy
Accession Number49.414
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPieced and quilted bedcover of printed cotton, interlined with cotton fleece; front of quilt made with central medallion of indigo resist-printed cotton with large scale design of ornamental urn filled with flowers; borders of brown striped prints with corner blocks of indigo resist; backed with cotton pieced in two alternating vertical dentate bands, one made of cotton plain weave with blue sprigs on dark brown ground, and the other printed with small red and pink blossoms on mottled tan ground.
ProvenanceGift of Edward E. Harkavy to MFA, May 12, 1949.