Quilt, Fragment of White Corded Quilting

Date1725-1750

OriginEngland or Europe

MediumCotton and linen (fiber identification by microscope)

DimensionsOH: 37 1/2"; OW: 66"

Credit LineAnonymous gift

Object number1971-1342

DescriptionThis is a rectangular fragment of a white corded quilt. The design consists of scrolling feathers or plume-like leaves enclosing exotic flowers and scrolling vines. French knots further embellish the surface, evenly spaced singly and in groups of three. The border extending along the long edge includes a parrot bird along with scrolling flowers. The quilting is worked with linen backstitches, about 30 per inch, through a white plain-woven face fabric of cotton spun with a small amount of linen and a backing fabric of plain-woven linen; the cording is white cotton. Raw edges are turned under and finished with later narrow tape.
ProvenanceEx coll: Tomlinson and Mrs. Dewitt Clinton Cohen.