Quilt, Marseilles type

Unknown

ca. 1865 · Cotton, woven · The American Wing

This white cotton bed cover was loom woven, using a technique designed to imitate hand quilting. The central medallion is surrounded by a wide border of naturalistic roses and ferns intertwined with a Greek-key motif border. The outer border is composed of woven diamond quilling.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1865

Medium

Cotton, woven

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Andrew Galbraith Carey, 1980