Cherry Basket Quilt

Title

Cherry Basket Quilt

Date Created

1865

Quilt Pattern Name

Cherry Basket

Physical Dimensions

64 x 76 inches

Materials

Cotton

Description

Cherry Basket or Flower Basket pattern cotton quilt; single large basket in each 12"-square block; body of basket is pieced, made of triangles in two different fabrics on white ground; semicircular handle is appliqued by machine; 2" wide strips of a brown and red tiny print border basket blocks; no quilt border, basket design runs right off the edge, with baskets cut in half; bound in pink floral tape; backing plain white; hand quilted in circles and feathers.

Object ID

1999.001.0385

Wylie Provenance?

N

HBW Provenance?

N

Files

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Citation

“Cherry Basket Quilt,” Wylie House Exhibits, accessed March 28, 2024, https://collections.libraries.indiana.edu/wyliehouse/items/show/633.