A quilt pieced from strips of various printed cottons, with a printed centre piece with a mixed spray of roses, a tulip, cornflower and other flowers, within frames of flower and foliate printed cottons, reversing to ivory cotton, quilted in strips with various patterns including diamonds, foliate sprays and twisted cabling, with machine stitching around the edges--78 x 88in. (195 x 220cm.), second half of 19th century, with cottons dating from the early 19th century, some damage and wear; and a joined scalloped pelmet of cotton printed with peonies and pomegranates, quilted with square diamonds--74 x 32in. (185 x 80cm.), the cotton late 18th century, made up later, lined (2)

细节

A quilt pieced from strips of various printed cottons, with a printed centre piece with a mixed spray of roses, a tulip, cornflower and other flowers, within frames of flower and foliate printed cottons, reversing to ivory cotton, quilted in strips with various patterns including diamonds, foliate sprays and twisted cabling, with machine stitching around the edges--78 x 88in. (195 x 220cm.), second half of 19th century, with cottons dating from the early 19th century, some damage and wear; and a joined scalloped pelmet of cotton printed with peonies and pomegranates, quilted with square diamonds--74 x 32in. (185 x 80cm.), the cotton late 18th century, made up later, lined (2)

拍品专文

See figure 82, "Printed Textiles, English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850", Florence Montgomery, 1970, for an example of an arborescent chintz which appears be of the same pattern as the pelmet.