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Collections

Child's Quilt, 'Mariners's Compass'circa 1880

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Patchwork quilt with nine square blocks, each featuring a red-and-white sunburst medallion on powder blue ground, separated by dusty rose sashing
Pieced cotton quilt with a central medallion design: a circular sunburst or mariner's compass block in dusty rose, burgundy, and white on a light blue ground, surrounded by pink striped and floral print borders.
Pieced cotton quilt corner detail featuring a circular star medallion in dusty blue, crimson, and white printed calico fabrics, set against a blue ground with a pink striped border.
Title
Child's Quilt, 'Mariners's Compass'
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1880
Medium
Cotton plain weave, printed, hand pieced and quilted
Dimensions
34 1/2 x 35 in. (87.6 x 88.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of The Betty Horton Collection
Accession Number
M.86.134.43
Classification
(not assigned)
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles