Sunburst Quilt, circa 1840

Artifact

Quilt

Date Made

circa 1840

Place of Creation

United States, New England 

Keywords

Quilts 

Bed coverings 

Sunburst (Pattern) 

Applique quilts 

Pieced quilts 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

73.205.17

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cotton (Textile)
Batting

Technique

Applique (Technique)
Piecing
Quilting
Hand sewing

Color

White (Color)
Brown
Beige (Color)
Red
Green
Blue

Dimensions

Height: 93.5 in

Width: 92 in

Specifications

Pattern: Sunburst

Number of Pieces (top): 121 blocks

Fabric (top): Wood-block printed cotton fabrics with floral, stripe, plaid, vermiculite, seaweed and other abstract patterns

Piecing Technique: Hand pieced and hand appliqued

Number of Pieces (back): Not noted

Fabric (back): Cotton

Stitches per Inch: 7

Quilting Pattern: Center circles of sunburst blocks quilted with stylized 4-petal flower or quatrefoil; petals are outline quilted; plain blocks between sunflowers quilted with stylized 5-petal flower in circle surrounded with rows of parallel lines; triangles in the border are outline quilted

Quilting Technique: Hand quilted

Binding: Applied binding straight cut with mitered corners

Batting: Thin cotton batting

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