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Bedcover (A Wreath of Roses Quilt)

A work made of cotton, plain weave, pieced; appliqued with cotton, plain weave, printed, attached in buttonhole stitch; quilted; backed with cotton, plain weave.
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  • A work made of cotton, plain weave, pieced; appliqued with cotton, plain weave, printed, attached in buttonhole stitch; quilted; backed with cotton, plain weave.

Date:

1850

Artist:

Sarah (née Henry) Slane (American, 1825–1923)
United States, Illinois, probably Princeville

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Sarah Henry (Maker)

Title

Bedcover (A Wreath of Roses Quilt)

Place

Illinois (Object made in)

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Made 1850

Medium

Cotton, plain weave, pieced; appliqued with cotton, plain weave, printed, attached in buttonhole stitch; quilted; backed with cotton, plain weave

Dimensions

238.1 × 236.9 cm (93 3/4 × 93 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Ruth E. Perkins

Reference Number

1976.353

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