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Civil War Zouave Quilt
American
1863-1864
Medium/Technique
Wool plain weave and twill, cotton plain weave and other structures, leather; pieced, appliquéd, and embroidered with silk
Dimensions
Height x width: 226.1 × 180.3 cm (90 × 72 in.)
Credit Line
Edwin E. Jack Fund, William Francis Warden Fund, Arthur Tracy Cabot Fund, Susan Cornelia Warren Fund and Harriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession Number2018.8
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionQuilt top with made from wool suiting and pieces of Zouave uniform cloth probably made at the Schuykill Arsenal in Philadelphia. Backed with greenish-yellow plain weave cotton.
Marks
1864, AK
ProvenanceBy 2000, sold by Randy Hilker Auctioneers, Hanover, PA to Kelly Kinzle Antiques, New Oxford, PA; 2018, sold by Kelly Kinzle to the MFA. (Accession date: February 21, 2018)