Quilt, Hexagon or mosaic pattern. Culture: American. Dimensions: 87 x 75 1/2 in. (221 x 191.8 cm). Maker: Anne Record (born 1832). Date: begun 1864.This pieced bed cover has a top composed of hexagons of multicolored silks, including cut velvets, plaids, prints, and brocades. Each colored rosette (made from sewn hexagons) is set off by six surrounding hexagons of plain black silk. The bed cover is unquilted; the batting is attached to the top with an inner layer of brown printed-silk chiffon through which long zigzag running stitches are sewn. The sides are turned under and sewn together. Large silk rectangles are pieced together to form the back. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Quilt, Hexagon or mosaic pattern. Culture: American. Dimensions: 87 x 75 1/2 in. (221 x 191.8 cm). Maker: Anne Record (born 1832). Date: begun 1864.This pieced bed cover has a top composed of hexagons of multicolored silks, including cut velvets, plaids, prints, and brocades. Each colored rosette (made from sewn hexagons) is set off by six surrounding hexagons of plain black silk. The bed cover is unquilted; the batting is attached to the top with an inner layer of brown printed-silk chiffon through which long zigzag running stitches are sewn. The sides are turned under and sewn together. Large silk rectangles are pieced together to form the back. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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