Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Quilting fragment
Object Number:
1948.110
Date:
1800-1830
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 x 34 1/2 x 1/4 in. ( 55.9 x 87.6 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
White cotton ("whitework") trapunto quilting fragment with basket of flowers above a half-wreath of leaves and flowers.
Gallery Label:
This piece of quilting may be an unfinished pillow cover.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Anna Gillingham
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
