Collection Highlights
Wedding dress
Date:
ca. 1712 with several alterations into the 20th century
Object Number:
1949.115a
Medium:
Silk brocade, needlepoint lace; silk chiffon
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Quilt top
Object Number:
1948.66
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Cotton, wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 90 x 85 x 1/4 in. ( 228.6 x 215.9 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Pieced white cotton quilt top with printed cotton appliqué and wool embroidery; appliquéd red flower pot with appliquéd blossoms on stems embroidered in buttonhole and chain stitch at center; central motif surrounded by rectangular border of fifteen small red pots with appliquéd flowers and embroidered chain-stitched stems; serpentine vine embroidered in buttonhole stitch bordering edge, with appliquéd blossoms with embroidered chain-stitched stems.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this quilt top was made by the great-grandmother of the donor's husband.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Georgina Romain Nichols, in memory of her husband, James Wallace Nichols
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
