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Broderie Perse or Chintz quilt
Broderie Perse or Chintz quilt
Broderie Perse or Chintz quilt

Broderie Perse or Chintz quilt

Maker Esther Austin
Date1790-1820
Place madeLynchburg, Virginia, United States, North America
Mediumcotton, silk
Dimensions95 1/4 x 86 7/16 in. (242 x 219.5 cm)
ClassificationsTextile, Domestic
Credit LineIFAF Collection
Object numberFA.1974.41.1
DescriptionThe type commonly known as "Broderie Perse" or "Chintz" quilt. Solid off white background with appliqued chintz designs in blues, reds, and green primarily. Along edges are large floral and fruit motifs. Many motifs are embroidered over in silk or cotton. They are unhemmed.
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Retablo
Molleno
early 19th-mid 19th Century
Colcha embroidery
Artist unrecorded
ca. 1840-1865
Crazy Quilt
Artist unrecorded
July 31, 1888
Thobe Malakeh Abū Warda
Artist unrecorded
Late 19th century
Trunk
Artist unrecorded
Hanging
Artist unrecorded
Mid-19th century
Thobe
Artist unrecorded
ca. 1920s - 1930s
Blanket
Artist unrecorded
ca 1800
Quilt (Kantha)
Artist unrecorded
Late 19th century