On View
Not on viewCrib Quilt
Artist
Hannah Dawes Newcomb
1769 - 1851
Date1800-1815
Terms
- Quilts
- Cotton
- Paper
- Ribbon
- Boston
Dimensions78.68 × 83.76 cm (31 × 33 in.)
MarkingsLabel: "Hannah Dawes Cradle Quilt".
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Arthur Holland (1930)
Object numberHo6
DescriptionCrib quilt, patchwork. Hexagonal patches, seven of which form a six-petalled flower-like block. Blocks are made of cotton cloth, red and blue predominating. Quilt is bound with red, blue and white plaid velvet. It is lined with white flannel blocked with a running vine design.
Collections
- Textiles
Object number: T1116.1
Hannah Dawes Newcomb
Early to Mid 1800s