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:
1942.133
Date:
1850-1860
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 80 x 80 x 1/4 in. ( 203.2 x 203.2 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Cotton quilt composed of sixteen blocks, each with cruciform motif appliquéd in red or green calico on white ground ("lobster pattern"); red calico binding.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charles Stone Voorhies and Miss Arlene Brooks Voorhies
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
