Mariner's Compass Quilt
about 1840
Place of CreationMassachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniquePieced printed cotton plain weave top, cotton plain weave back and binding; quilted
DimensionsHeight x width: 227.3 x 225.4 cm (89 1/2 x 88 3/4 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Doris S. May and Patricia Nguyen
Accession number2017.4149
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Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1970s-1980s, 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)
1880s
1940s
1900-1910
about 1880
about 1930
about 1890
about 1930