Collection Highlights
Manhattan Rifles!
Date:
1861-1865
Object Number:
PR.055.3.226
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Coverlet: cream w/pineapple design
Object Number:
1950.39
Date:
1859
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 85 x 84 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 215.9 x 214.6 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
White cotton bedspread with stuffed quilting; composed of twenty-five blocks, each with a slightly different floral motif at center.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this quilt was made by Mrs. Priscilla (Burr) Bouton for the donor's mother, Mrs. Fitch W. Smith.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Isabel M. Smith
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
