Collection Highlights
Fraktur: Birth and Baptism certificate of Joseph Flor
Date:
1811
Object Number:
PR.022.13
Medium:
Hand-colored print
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Patchwork book cover
Object Number:
INV.12002
Date:
1860-1900
Medium:
Silk, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. ( 11.7 x 19 cm )
Description:
Horizontal rectangular multicolored silk book cover with crazy quilt design with embroidering between patches as on random pieces in various colors of silk floss and chenille, flowers painted on one piece each front and back, opens to one envelope pocket on each side lined with white silk; stitches include straight, herringbone, chain, satin, cross, feather.
Gallery Label:
Because books were not as plentiful a century ago as today, and were often shared, book covers like this were made to help protect and preserve them.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
