Quilt Panel

Date1700-1730

Owned by Caroline FitzGerald King (1754 - 1823)

MediumWhite linen with yellow quilting stitches

DimensionsH: 24"; W: 31"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1952-669,2

DescriptionThis is a small, quilted panel of white linen closely quilted with yellow silk thread in symmetrical scrolled vines with conventionalized flowers in a repeat pattern 13 1/4" high by 18" wide. The background is quilted in perpendicular lines. The lining has been cut away from flower petals to make them translucent.
Quilting stitches: 19-20 per inch
ProvenanceThis quilted panel was obtained from the family of William King (1894-1958). Mr. King was formerly Keeper of Ceramics and Porcelain at the British Museum, and a descendant of the Earl of Lovelace. His great-great-grandmother was Caroline Fitzgerald King, also known as the Countess of Kingston (1754-1823), who may have inherited the piece or used it herself.