Collection Highlights
An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti: comprehending a view of the principal transactions in the revolution of Saint Domingo; with its antient and modern state
Date:
1805
Object Number:
LIB.F1923.R15.1
Medium:
Paper, book
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Album quilt
Object Number:
1940.873
Date:
ca. 1877
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 83 7/8 x 67 3/8 x 1/4 in. ( 213 x 171.1 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
enbroidered: first row, far left: "Grace"
embroidered: first row, left of center: "M E Archer"
embroidered: first row, right of center: "AMS"
embroidered: first row, far right: "BWH"
embroidered: second row, far left: monogram (indecipherable)
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Description:
Silk album quilt composed of twenty separate patchwork, appliquéd, painted, and embroidered blocks surrounded by plain brown border; plaid whole-cloth silk backing with machine-sewn diamond quilting.
Gallery Label:
This quilt was made as an engagement present for Frank Henry Platt (1852-1925) when he married Sarah Elizabeth Wiley (1855-1934) in 1877. Each of the twenty blocks was created by an individual maker from dress remnants, and the whole was assembled by Mr. Platt's sister, Miss Ella L. Platt (1844-1928). The square signed "Grace" was done by Mr. Platt's sister Grace Platt (1852-1925).
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Emilie L. Platt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
