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Embroidered and stuffed whitework quilt

ca. 1720
Not on view
This whitework bed cover is decorated with both quilting and surface embroidery. The central ground is quilted in a basket weave pattern, with a floral medallion in the middle and shell motifs at each corner. The wide border of floral and shell motifs is surrounded by quilted strapwork. The piece is embroidered in a variety of stitches, and in some areas the linen embroidery threads have been woven over and under each other to make lacelike designs over the surface of the quilt.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Embroidered and stuffed whitework quilt
  • Date: ca. 1720
  • Geography: Made in England
  • Culture: British
  • Medium: Linen embroidered with linen thread
  • Dimensions: 104 1/4 x 92 3/4 in. (264.8 x 235.6 cm)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1935
  • Object Number: 35.44
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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