Quilt, Copperplate-Printed Wholecloth

Dateca. 1770

MediumLinen face and back, wool batting, linen quilting thread

Dimensions79 1/2" x 91" Design repeat about 33"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1953-1048

DescriptionWhole-cloth bed quilt of copperplate-printed linen in blue on white in a pattern of trailing floral sprigs and vines, with shell-like flowers, crocuses, roses, daisies, bachelor's buttons, lilies, thistles, and varied leaves. Quilted with 6 to 8 linen running stitches per inch in a central rectangular frame about 9 inches wide, with fillings of diamonds in several sizes, zig-zag parallel rows of stitching, and scallops. Backing of pieced-up plain-woven linens. Quilt has been cut down and the edges turned under to be covered by a new backing.

ProvenancePurchased from Avis and Rockwell Gardiner, Stamford, Connecticut, 1953.