Quilt, floral pattern

Eliza Armstead Miller

ca. 1795 · Linen (?) and cotton · The American Wing

The quilt is decorated with an appliqued central basket of flowers surrounded by two vine borders. The vines are of blue cotton with chintz flowers and leaves in shades of pink, blue, and brown. Each piece of appliqué is stitched down with white cotton thread in the herringbone stitch. The piece is quilted in an overall diamond grid.

Artist

Eliza Armstead Miller

Date

ca. 1795

Medium

Linen (?) and cotton

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Frances T. Stockwell, 1938