Album Quilt
Made by Charlotte Gillingham, American, 1822 - 1883
Geography:
Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1842-1843Medium:
Plain weave cottons and satin, plain, and figured silks with block- and roller-printed cottons and silks in appliqué and pieced work; silk, silk chenille, silk ribbon, and wool embroidery in chain, long and short, satin, stem, buttonhole, cross and tent stitches and French knots; intersecting diagonal quilting; drawings, inscriptions, and signatures in inkDimensions:
8 feet 1 inches × 10 feet 6 inches (246.4 × 320 cm)Curatorial Department:
Costume and TextilesObject Location:
1945-35-1Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Levis Lloyd Mann, Mrs. H. Maxwell Langdon, Mrs. George K. Helbert, Mrs. Nelson D. Warwick, and Mrs. Granville B. Hopkins, granddaughters of Samuel Padgett Hancock, 1945
Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1842-1843Medium:
Plain weave cottons and satin, plain, and figured silks with block- and roller-printed cottons and silks in appliqué and pieced work; silk, silk chenille, silk ribbon, and wool embroidery in chain, long and short, satin, stem, buttonhole, cross and tent stitches and French knots; intersecting diagonal quilting; drawings, inscriptions, and signatures in inkDimensions:
8 feet 1 inches × 10 feet 6 inches (246.4 × 320 cm)Curatorial Department:
Costume and TextilesObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1945-35-1Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Levis Lloyd Mann, Mrs. H. Maxwell Langdon, Mrs. George K. Helbert, Mrs. Nelson D. Warwick, and Mrs. Granville B. Hopkins, granddaughters of Samuel Padgett Hancock, 1945