Quilt
Applique Quilt
Probably made by the Sewing Society of the First Baptist Church, Philadelphia
Geography:
Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1846-1850Medium:
Cotton with block and roller-printed chintz applique; plait, feather, feather circle, intersecting diagonal and variously patterned quilting; drawings, inscriptions and signatures in inkDimensions:
8 feet 1 inches × 8 feet 10 inches (246.4 × 269.2 cm)Curatorial Department:
Costume and TextilesObject Location:
1982-134-1Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Sterett Ridgely Prevost, 1982
Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1846-1850Medium:
Cotton with block and roller-printed chintz applique; plait, feather, feather circle, intersecting diagonal and variously patterned quilting; drawings, inscriptions and signatures in inkDimensions:
8 feet 1 inches × 8 feet 10 inches (246.4 × 269.2 cm)Curatorial Department:
Costume and TextilesObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1982-134-1Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Sterett Ridgely Prevost, 1982
Label:
This quilt was either commissioned by or given to the Wattson family to unite the extended family and friends, both living and dead, of Thomas Wattson, one of Philadelphia's leading merchants. The appliqué chintz wreaths with verses memorialize or honor several of the founding families of the First Baptist Church, whose sewing society made the quilt.
This quilt was either commissioned by or given to the Wattson family to unite the extended family and friends, both living and dead, of Thomas Wattson, one of Philadelphia's leading merchants. The appliqué chintz wreaths with verses memorialize or honor several of the founding families of the First Baptist Church, whose sewing society made the quilt.
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