A variety of early printed fabrics are featured in this quilt. The maker pieced most of the rectangles together to create a series of frames around the center medallion. But the maker also used the technique known as chintz appliqué, cutting the delicate leaves of the center panel fabric and stitching them onto a background fabric.

Pattern: 
Medallion
Maker: 
Maker unknown
Circa
1800
1840
Possibly made in
United Kingdom
97
83
IQM, Ardis and Robert James Collection
1997.007.0604