Quilt

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Quilt

1846-1850

Probably made by the Sewing Society of the First Baptist Church, Philadelphia

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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Object Details

Title:

Quilt
Applique Quilt

Date:

1846-1850

Artist:

Probably made by the Sewing Society of the First Baptist Church, Philadelphia

Medium:

Cotton with block and roller-printed chintz applique; plait, feather, feather circle, intersecting diagonal and variously patterned quilting; drawings, inscriptions and signatures in ink

Dimensions:

8 feet 1 inches × 8 feet 10 inches (246.4 × 269.2 cm)

Classification:

Textiles

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Sterett Ridgely Prevost, 1982

Accession Number:

1982-134-1

Geography:

Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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