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Bedcover (Quilt Top)

A work made of cotton, plain weave; appliquéd with pieced, plain weave; some roller printed.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of cotton, plain weave; appliquéd with pieced, plain weave; some roller printed.

Date:

1850 or later

Artist:

Susan (née Mumma) Major (1843-1926)
United States, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, probably Harrisburg

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Susan (Mumma) Major (Maker)

Title

Bedcover (Quilt Top)

Place

Pennsylvania (Object made in)

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Made 1850–1859

Medium

Cotton, plain weave; appliquéd with pieced, plain weave; some roller printed

Dimensions

270.1 × 274 cm (106 3/8 × 107 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mary Elizabeth Johnson

Reference Number

1986.1371

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