Quilt, circa 1892

Artifact

Wholecloth quilt

Date Made

circa 1892

Creators

Unknown

Place of Creation

United States 

Keywords

Wholecloth quilts 

Quilts 

Bed coverings 

Exhibitions (Events) 

Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.) 

United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) 

World's fairs 

Columbus, Christopher 

Washington, George, 1732-1799 

World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

74.45.12

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cotton (Textile)

Technique

Machine sewing (Technique)
Quilting

Color

Red
Blue
White (Color)
Brown
Gray (Color)

Dimensions

Width: 84 in

Height: 84.5 in

Inscriptions

on front of quilt: E PLURIBUS / UNUM AMERICA / 1492 / DISCOVERED / WORLD'S FAIR / 1892 / CHICAGO / NE,NJ / MN / WY / ID / DL / KN / NB / IL / CT / SC / CA / KY / MD / SD / NY / GA / MA / ND / NV / MT / PA / IN / MS / MI / WV / OH / TX / FL / AL / WA / AR / LA / MD / NH / VT / TN / CO / OR / RI / WI / VA / IO / The New World.