Wholecloth Quilt

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Wholecloth Quilt
Datec. 1780–1840
Fabric probably made inGreat Britain
Made inUnited States
MediumWool
Dimensions96 1/2 × 100 1/2 in. (245.1 × 255.3 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.76.76
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Description

Technical notes and description: Tabby-weave wool face and back; wool filling; wool thread. The three-panel face, with cutouts at the foot for bedposts, is of dark indigo, probably imported, worsted fabric. It is patterned with dark blue quilting running stitches in a flowering Tree of Life form, which branches from center bottom to top sides. The border is composed of an undulating leaf garland with alternating stylized floral forms. Seven-pointed stars are spaced within the diagonal lines of the ground. Quilting stitches secure tan wool backing, wool filling, and face fabric. The face fabric retains permanent creases in the direction of warp threads from the glazing pressing pressure. The glaze is worn off.

Book excerpt: David B. Warren, Michael K. Brown, Elizabeth Ann Coleman, and Emily Ballew Neff. American Decorative Arts and Paintings in the Bayou Bend Collection. Houston: Princeton Univ. Press, 1998.


ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; Estate of Miss Ima Hogg, 1975; given to MFAH, 1976
Exhibition History"American Traditions: Quilts and Coverlets 1760–1900," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 28, 2001–April 7, 2002.

"Miss Ima's Quilts," The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, Austin, October 28, 2006–January 7, 2007.
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