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The top of the quilt is of a white cotton fabric printed with a thin red stripe. The appliquéd flowers are of pink and green cotton. The edge binding is of green plaid cotton. White cotton fabric with a small dark red figure is used for the backing. There are large-scale quilted flower and feather forms in some areas, as well as an overall pattern of diagonal parallel lines.
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Title: Quilt, Rose of Sharon pattern
Date: ca. 1860
Geography: Possibly made in Pennsylvania, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Cotton
Dimensions: 83 3/4 x 84 5/16 in. (212.7 x 214.2 cm)
Credit Line: Bequest of Flora E. Whiting, 1971
Object Number: 1971.180.127
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