Wholecloth Quilt

Name

Wholecloth Quilt

Brief description

Wholecloth quilt made of copperplate-printed linen and cotton with plain linen backing and 1 1/2" printed cotton border which is very loosely quilted in a simple pattern. The fabric pattern has birds and luxuriant foliated scrolls in red on white and it does not extend fully to selvage. Vertical repeat is 39"; fabric width is at least 39".

Dimensions

length: 100in
width: 92in

Material

cotton
linen

Production person

Un identified

Production date

circa 1790

References

Lynne Z. Bassett and Jack Larkin. Northern Comfort. (1998)