Collection Highlights
Speech of His Excellency George Washington, Esq; president of the United States of America, delivered to the Honorable the Congress
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1789.39
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Quilt
Object Number:
1949.25
Date:
1810-1830
Medium:
Silk, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 100 x 81 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 254 x 207 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Silk quilt with front composed of diamond-shaped patchwork pieces; six-pointed star at center set within twelve-pointed star; pieced scarlet cotton twill backing.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, the donors believed that Laurana Rowe North, their great-grandmother, may have made this quilt in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1812, while on her wedding trip.
Credit Line:
Gift of William Russell Bogert and Helen North (Bogert) Parmele
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
