Friendship Quilt

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Friendship Quilt
Datec. 1840–1880
Made inNew Jersey, United States
MediumPrinted and inked cottons
Dimensions96 1/4 × 94 1/2 in. (244.5 × 240 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of William J. Hill
Object numberB.97.14
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
ProvenanceWilliam J. Hill (1934–2018), Houston; given to MFAH, 1997.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on panels in laundry ink: various names, places and/or dates, largely by family members of the Lippencott and Walton families
[no marks]

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Piecework Autograph Cross Friendship Quilt
Elizabeth C. Loudenslager
c. 1842–1844
Cotton and ink
B.76.90
Crib Quilt
c. 1860
Cotton
B.99.22
Framed Medallion Piecework Quilt
c. 1790–1820
Cotton, linen, and wool
B.79.229
Overall
c. 1800
Cotton, block printed and mordant-dyed
2022.218
Surface-Appliqué Quilt
c. 1850–1870
Cotton
B.76.87
Wholecloth Quilt
c. 1760–1775
Resist printed cotton, tabby linen back, linen quilting thread, and woolen batting
B.57.66
Wholecloth Quilt
Rebecca Hall
c. 1810
Cotton
B.76.66
Wholecloth Quilt
c. 1790–1820
Wool and cotton
B.79.233
Sawtooth Quilt
c. 1860–1870
Assorted silks
B.97.15
Odd Fellows Appliqué Album Quilt
Mary Ann McCue
c. 1850
Cotton and silk
B.76.62
Appliquéd and Pieced Quilt
c. 1860–1870
Cotton
B.99.23
Whig Rose Surface-Appliqué Quilt
c. 1850–1870
Cotton
B.76.97