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machine pieced cotton hand appliqued
Not currently on view
Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler
Though it also requires some appliqué work, Irish Chain is categorized as a pieced pattern. The pieced block is five squares by five squares in a set arrangement of red, green and white squares. The alternating blocks are the same size cut from white fabric. The trick of construction of this pattern is that a red square is appliquéd in each corner on the white block. When they are joined together a dramatic diagonal grid of red and green is created. As with many quilts, the backing of this quilt is just as intriguing as the front and a clue to its history. The backing of the Irish Chain Quilt shown here is pastoral print showing couples playing tennis, a woman reclining in the woods, and children at play. This print is similar to a 1880s printed fabric manufactured in New England by Cocheco and Merrimack textile printing companies. Known generally as cretonne, this roller printed fabric with large-scale images replaced chintz in the late 1800s.
Accession Number: 2001.38.10
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