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Wholecloth calamanco quilt

ca. 1775–90
Not on view
The top of this quilt is of a glazed indigo-blue wool, while the backing is of a more coarsely woven unglazed golden-brown wool. The edge binding and the top are both made from the same indigo-blue wool. The piece is quilted in a design of scrolls, flowers, and leaf sprays against a diagonally quilted ground.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Wholecloth calamanco quilt
  • Date: ca. 1775–90
  • Geography: Possibly made in Massachusetts, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Wool
  • Dimensions: 95 1/4 x 70 1/2 in. (241.9 x 179.1 cm)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.26
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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