Collection Highlights
Draft wheel
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
1865.6
Medium:
Wood, metal
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Luce Center
Quilt
Object Number:
1949.24
Date:
1810-1830
Medium:
Silk, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 86 1/4 x 84 x 1/8 in. ( 219.1 x 213.4 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Quilt with front composed of 260 rectangular patchwork blocks with pieced octagon motif; black velvet binding and plain (now badly discolored) cotton backing; diagonal grid pattern quilting.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, the donors believed that Laurana Rowe North, their great-grandmother, may have made this quilt in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1812, while on her wedding trip.
Credit Line:
Gift of William Russell Bogert and Helen North (Bogert) Parmele
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
