Wholecloth Quilt

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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

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Bayou Bend

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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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