Pieced Quilt Square

Dateca. 1880

MediumPrinted cottons

Dimensions10" X 10" (25.3 x 25.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bogardus

Object number1973.609.10

DescriptionTwo cotton prints combine to create the Double X pattern in this quilt block. One fabric is dark brown with red rings encircling what appear to be sheafs of wheat. The other fabric is white with small red and black "T" shapes scattered throughout. The white material has been cut and pieced many times to accomodate the brown triangles, forming a square.
Label TextPiecing involves stitching small cuttings of fabric together to form a larger pattern. Two printed cottons combine to create the Double X pattern in this square.
ProvenanceOther than donor, no futher provenance is known.
Maker is unidentified.