Guernsey caswell embroidered carpet 1832 35 view larger image view full catalog record below this image is.
Caswell carpet metropolitan museum.
This stunning quilt was inspired by the famous caswell carpet which resides in the metropolitan museum of art in new york.
Textiles in the metropolitan museum of art.
The caswell carpet is an embroidered carpet made by zeruah higley guernsey caswell in 1835 which resides in the metropolitan museum in new york city.
Caswell quilt pattern circa 1835 this stunning quilt was inspired by the famous caswell carpet which resides in the metropolitan museum of art in new york.
The pattern includes full size blocks and individual colour photos of all blocks.
Laura pierce from petaluma california drew by hand each and every block in the caswell carpet and transferred these drawings to linen backing and then gave them to rug hookers to finish in any.
Finished size 71 x 82 check out my caswell quilt board on pinterest for inspiration.
An impressive testimony to one american woman s fiber art.
The simonetti carpet the conventional practice of naming islamic carpets either after the place they were found niğde carpet or after a previous owner anhalt carpet in this case memoralizes the former italian owner of this magnificent example of fifteenth century cairene weaving under the burji mamluk dynasty 1382 1517.
To me this is one of the joys of quilting that motifs our great grandmothers and beyond are appreciated by quilters today and given a new twist.
New york new york usa id number.
Thirty appliquéd blocks of flowers amp.
The metropolitan museum of art bulletin v.
The pattern includes full size blocks and individual color photos of all blocks.
Also i like it because the fruit basket from the original caswell carpet in the metropolitan museum has been used many times by designers who fell in love with this motif.
The metropolitan museum of art bulletin v.
Thirty appliquéd blocks of flowers leaves birds butterflies adorn this quilt.
Guernsey caswell embroidered carpet 1832 35.
Thirty appliquéd blocks of flowers leaves birds butterflies adorn this quilt.
Thirty appliquéd blocks of flowers leaves birds butterflies adorn this quilt.
Caswell carpet embroidered by zeruah h guernsey caswell 1832 1835 this carpet is part of our national heritage stashed away for safe keeping at the metropolitan museum.
Butterflies adorn this quilt.
American masterpieces from the metropolitan.
Caswell quilt c1835 15 month bom first block patterns available now.
3 winter 1995 1996 a bicentennial treasury.
Circa 1835 this stunning quilt was inspired by the famous caswell carpet which resides in the metropolitan museum of art in new york.
The pattern includes full size blocks and individual color photos of all blocks.
