Patchwork Fragment

ca. 1871–1876

Caption

Patchwork Fragment, ca. 1871–1876. Cotton, paper, 6 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (17.1 x 14.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Monroe and Estelle Hewlett Collection, 52.93.31.

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Patchwork Fragment

Date

ca. 1871–1876

Medium

Cotton, paper

Classification

Textile

Dimensions

6 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (17.1 x 14.6 cm)

Markings

Typed label on back: "What I Know of Farming By Horace Greeley / Published 1871 / By The Tribune Association / Chapter XXX is headed / 'Roots - Turnips - Beets - Carrots.' / Fabric printed, presumably, about 1871. The attached square was used in patchwork sewing, possibly in Burlington, N. J., by 1876, and by a little girl, who in time, as Harriet M. Cox, became a secretary in one of the Schools of Pratt Institute."

Credit Line

Gift of the Monroe and Estelle Hewlett Collection

Accession Number

52.93.31

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