Various Artists
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
Not on view

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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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