Flower Basket Quilt
Title
Flower Basket Quilt
Date Created
1860-1865
Quilt Pattern Name
Flower Basket
Physical Dimensions
60 1/2 x 74 inches
Materials
Cotton, wool
Description
Early "Basket of Flowers" quilt A striking appliqued quilt whose main motif is a boquet of three blossoms separated by two buds "standing" in a handled "basket". Colors are red and teal, the teal likely originally a green that has faded back to the overdyed blue. Border is a teal meander with red and teal flowers and leaves. White top and backing. Hand quilted in pattern of chrysanthemums and overlapping fans. Fabrics and thread are all commercial cotton, while the batting is probably wool. Has been washed.
Notes
Red/green/white were very popular color combinations for applique quilts from the 1830s to the end of that century.
Object ID
1999.001.0001
Wylie Provenance?
N
HBW Provenance?
N
Files
Citation
“Flower Basket Quilt,” Wylie House Exhibits, accessed March 28, 2024, https://collections.libraries.indiana.edu/wyliehouse/items/show/620.