Pieced quilt square
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 34.3 x 34.3 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Pieced quilt square with four stylized leaves surrounding small central square; red and white cotton print fabrics.
Credit Line:
Gift of W. G. Bowdoin
Object Number:
1940.105e
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
29393
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pieced quilt square
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 34.3 x 34.3 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Pieced quilt square with four stylized leaves surrounding small central square; blue and gray striped and beige striped and floral printed cotton.
Credit Line:
Gift of W. G. Bowdoin
Object Number:
1940.105d
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
29392
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pieced quilt square
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 34.3 x 34.3 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Pieced quilt square with four stylized leaves surrounding small central square; blue and gray striped and beige striped and floral printed cotton.
Credit Line:
Gift of W. G. Bowdoin
Object Number:
1940.105c
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
29391
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pieced quilt square
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/4 x 13 1/4 x 1/8 in. ( 33.7 x 33.7 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Pieced quilt square with four stylized leaves surrounding small central square; olive green and light brown printed cotton.
Credit Line:
Gift of W. G. Bowdoin
Object Number:
1940.105b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
29390
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Campaign kerchief
Classification:
Date:
1864
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 3/4 x 26 in. ( 55.2 x 66 cm )
Description:
Cotton copper-engraved campaign kerchief with center portrait of Abraham Lincoln in a laurel leaf garland with a shield; starred background; oak-leaf border with American bald eagle armorials; circular cartouches in the coners with clasped hands and American flags above; sepia, black. and red ink on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Object Number:
1944.146
Marks:
printed: below portrait: "PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN"
Gallery Label:
This kerchief was likely printed in 1864 to celebrate Abraham Lincoln's re-election as President. The central image of Lincoln is after the well-known photographic portrait by Mathew Brady. In each of the four corners, clasped hands and waving flags symbolize Lincoln's promise of a unified nation.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1864
eMuseum Object ID:
29389
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pieced quilt square
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/4 x 13 1/4 x 1/8 in. ( 33.7 x 33.7 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Pieced quilt square with four stylized leaves surrounding small central square; olive green and light brown printed cotton.
Credit Line:
Gift of W. G. Bowdoin
Object Number:
1940.105a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
29387
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doilies (2)
Classification:
Date:
1900-1950
Medium:
Linen, silk
Dimensions:
each: 11 5/8 in. ( 29.5 cm )
Description:
Set of two round linen machine embroidered doily with scalloped edge trimmed with buttonhole stitch trim, the overall pattern is a garland of white pansies and scrolling leaves around the outer edge.
Object Number:
Z.1331.25ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
29384
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Doily
Classification:
Date:
1900-1950
Medium:
Linen, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. ( 39.4 x 28.6 cm )
Description:
Oval ecru linen machine embroidered doily with outer edge trimmed with linen fringe, the overall pattern is a floral and leaf motif around the outer edge in various colors of silk floss.
Object Number:
Z.1331.24
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
29382
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Tablecloth: Declaration of Independence
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1941
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 3/4 x 36 1/2 in. ( 85.7 x 92.7 cm )
Description:
Linen printed tablecloth with an eagle and shield emblem in center surrounded by streamers with excerpts from patriotic songs, border of historic scenes labelled, "Declation of Independence," "Capitol of the Nation," "I Cannot Tell a Lie," "Paul Revere," "War Dance," "Columbus Landing," "Santa Maria," and "Fountain of Youth"; printed in red and blue on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1941.291a
Marks:
printed: on emblem: "E PLURIBUS/ UNUM"
printed: on steamers: "O SAY CAN YOU SEE BY THE DAWNS EARLY LIGHT/ MY COUNTRY TIS OF THEE SWEET LAND OF LIBERTY/ RED WHITE AND BLUE/ AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL"
printed: on image of the Declaration of Independence: "IN
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1941
eMuseum Object ID:
29381
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Printed tablecloth: Washington
Classification:
Date:
1941
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 52 x 52 in. ( 132.1 x 132.1 cm )
Description:
Cotton printed tablecloth with festoon garlands tied with four ornament portraits of George Washington; in each corner is a spread eagle emblem with the U.S. shield; printed in maroon, red, and pink on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Taylor Linen Co., Inc.
Object Number:
1941.658
Marks:
printed: in one corner: signed, "Ollie Scott Butler"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1941
eMuseum Object ID:
29374
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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