Minneapolis Institute of Art

Rose of Sharon quilt

United States (New York)

Date

c. 1850

Medium

Cotton, hand appliquéd and pieced, quilted

Department

Arts of the Americas

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Quilts such as this Rose of Sharon pattern with a fruit and bird border were often made to celebrate special occasions such as a wedding and were given as a gift or were part of a dowry. In general, they did not serve as an everyday bed cover but were displayed on holidays and for other celebrations. It is possible that this quilt was made in upstate New York as that is where the donor's grandfather served as a Presbyterian minister. United States, Americas

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