Wholecloth calamanco quilt

Unknown

ca. 1750 · Wool and cotton · The American Wing

The top of this quilt is of a rust-colored glazed wool, and the back is of a coarsely woven gold cotton. The top is made of three panels of fabric, the widest g7G inches. The piece is quilted with a central area of quatrefoils, a feather-vine border, and pyramids of shells.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1750

Medium

Wool and cotton

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1945