Wholecloth Quilt

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Wholecloth Quilt
Datec. 1760–1775
Made inEngland
Used atpossibly Hoosick Falls, New York, United States
MediumResist printed cotton, tabby linen back, linen quilting thread, and woolen batting
Dimensions79 1/2 × 81 1/2 in. (201.9 × 207 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.57.66
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
ProvenanceG. Coleman & J. Martin, by January 1957; [Ginsburg & Levy, New York, 1957] [1]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, June 17, 1957; given to MFAH, by 1966.

[1] According to Ginsburg and Levy, the quilt was made for the Frink (Frick?) family of Hoosick Falls, New York.
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