File:Quilt (USA), 1857 (CH 18488003).jpg
Size of this preview: 798 × 600 pixels. Other resolutions: 319 × 240 pixels | 639 × 480 pixels | 1,022 × 768 pixels | 1,280 × 962 pixels | 2,560 × 1,924 pixels | 4,096 × 3,079 pixels.
Original file (4,096 × 3,079 pixels, file size: 15.42 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Captions
Captions
Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents
Summary
editEnglish: Quilt (USA), 1857
(   ) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist |
Unknown artist |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title |
English: Quilt (USA), 1857 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
English: White quilted and stuffed bed cover with a scrolling vine border on two sides and bottom. The center has an oval medallion with a pitcher holding a bouquet of flowers. Surrounding the medallion are leaf shapes and scissors on the sides, a rooster at top, and bottom a heart crossed by arrows superimposed by the inscription "Harriet A. Knapp 1857" in yellow silk. Corners of the field are filled with fan-like medallions and a spray of grapes being eaten by a bird. Large eagle in center of the border at bottom. Running stitches for embroidery and double running stitches for inscription. Narrow cotton binding on outer edge. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 1857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | cotton, silk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | H x W: 241 x 205 cm (7 ft. 10 7/8 in. x 6 ft. 8 11/16 in.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current location |
Textiles |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accession number |
1975-16-2 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Catalog Photo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
,_1857_(CH_18488003).jpg&action=edit§ion=1){kind=link}
Licensing
edit,_1857_(CH_18488003).jpg&action=edit§ion=2){kind=link}
|
This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929. |
| This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. | |
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 07:38, 6 December 2017 | | 4,096 × 3,079 (15.42 MB) | Fæ (talk | contribs) | Cooper-Hewitt 907.6 18488003 |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
The following page uses this file:
,_1857_(CH_18488003).jpg){kind=link}
,_1857_(CH_18488003).jpg&oldid=367924851){kind=link}