Sunburst Quilt

Mrs. Ephraim Scott (American, Pennsylvania (possibly Philadelphia))

1856

Object Placepossibly Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Medium/TechniquePieced printed cotton plain weave top, printed cotton plain weave back and binding; quilted

DimensionsHeight x width: 226.7 x 234.3 cm (89 1/4 x 92 1/4 in.)

Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Doris S. May and Patricia Nguyen

Accession number2017.4145

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ClassificationsTextiles

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Inscriptions"Made by Mrs. Ephrain Scott in 1856 aged then 54 years"

ProvenanceBy third quarter of the 20th century, acquired by Paul Pilgrim (b. 1942 - d. 1996) and Gerald E. Roy (b. 1939), Warner, NH; 2014, exhibited as part of "Quilts and Color" at the MFA; 2017, sold by Gerald E. Roy to the MFA. (Accession date: October 11, 2017)