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Pieced Civil War Quilt

Pieced Civil War Quilt

1862
Object PlaceAdams Township, Ohio, USA
Medium/TechniquePrinted cotton plain weave, pieced and quilted
DimensionsOverall: 259.1 x 264.2 cm (102 x 104 in.)
side flap: Length x width: 198.8 x 73 cm (78 1/4 x 28 3/4 in.)
bottom flap: Length x width: 60.3 x 118.1 cm (23 3/4 x 46 1/2 in.)
Credit LineMary S. and Edward J. Holmes Fund, Frank B. Bemis Fund, Elizabeth M. and John F. Paramino Fund in memory of John F. Paramino, Boston Sculptor, Helen B. Sweeney Fund, Textile Income Purchase Fund, Mary L. Smith Fund, Joyce Arnold Rusoff Fund, and Alice J. Morse Fund
Accession number2013.74
On View
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ClassificationsTextiles
InscriptionsEmbroidered or quilted in the center in white on white: "Our Father Who Art in Heaven" and "Christian A. Fisher 1862" written in quilting."
ProvenanceBefore 2013, acquired by Gerald E. Roy, Warner, NH; 2013, sold by Roy to the MFA. (Accession date: February 27, 2013)