American Quilts and Quilt-Making
June 2026
These objects are all quilts or quilt components from 19th-century America, representing various quilting traditions including pieced, appliquéd, and embroidered techniques with distinctive pattern types such as medallion, album, crazy, and star designs.
113 objects · 3 institutions
"A Wreath of Roses" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1850
"Album Patch" or "Signature" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1847
"Album Patch" or "Signature" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1847/48
"Amish Plain" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1890
"Basket of Flowers" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1860
"Charter Oak" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c.1835
"Cherry Basket" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
About 1860
"Cherry Tree and Robin" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1820/50
"Cherry Wreaths" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1865
"Cockscomb, Rose Tree, and Pineapple" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1840
"Crossroads" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
19th century
"Double Irish Chain" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1850
"Feather-Edged Star" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1880
"Feather-Edged Star" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1845
"Feathered Edge Star" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1875/1900
"Flying Geese" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
19th century
"Forest" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1861
"Harvest Rose" or "Rose of Sharon" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1850
"Honeycomb Centre" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1877
"Jacobs Ladder" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
19th century
"Lend and Borrow" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1835
"Log Cabin" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
Late 1880s
"Log Cabin" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1875/1900
"Log Cabin" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1825/50
"Log Cabin" Quilt Block
Art Institute of Chicago
1875-1900
"Lone Star" Variation Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1845/50
"Marseilles" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1822
"Nine Patch" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1815
"Nine Patch" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
late 19th century
"Pincushion and Burrs" or "Square and Swallows" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1830
"Poinsetta" or "Flower of Christmas" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1850
"Pomegranate" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1840
"Princess Feather" or "Ostrich Plume" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1850
"Pumpkin Blossom" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1848/50
"Rose Wreath" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1845/50
"Roses and Buds" or Bride's Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1845
"Sawtooth" or "Jagged Square" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1890
"Slashed Star" or "Rose Window" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1840
"Star and Crescent" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
early 19th century
"Star of Bethlehem" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1830
"Sunburst" or "Feathered Edged Star" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1830
"Sunburst" or "Modern Star" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1850
"Touching Star" or "Star of Bethlehem" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1830
"Tulip" or "Cotton Bolls" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1845/50
"Wedding Quilt"
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1910
"Wedding Sampler" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1840/50
"Wool-Drawings" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1900
'Crazy Quilt'
Art Institute of Chicago
1884
'Crazy Quilt'
Art Institute of Chicago
1880/90
'Crazy Quilt'
Art Institute of Chicago
1880/85
'Crazy Quilt'
Art Institute of Chicago
1885
'Crazy Quilt'
Art Institute of Chicago
c.1880/90
'Crazy Quilt'
Art Institute of Chicago
1875/80
'Crazy Quilt' Parlor Throw
Art Institute of Chicago
1887/88
'Crazy Quilt' with Animals
Art Institute of Chicago
1886
Album Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1854
Album Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1857
Altered or Unfinished 'Crazy Quilt'
Art Institute of Chicago
1883
Aunt Hannah's quilting party
Art Institute of Chicago
1896
Basket Pattern Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1861
Bride's Album Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1850/60
Bride's Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1868
Central Medallion Quilt with "Yankee Puzzle" or "Hour Glass" Borders
Art Institute of Chicago
Central medallion embroidered 1795; pieced and quilted about 1750-1810
Cigar Ribbon Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1880s
Crazy Quilt
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1887–1900
Crib Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1875-1900
Crib Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1822
Crib Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
19th century
Floral Medallion Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1830/35
Flowers and Fruit Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
Probably 1847
Friendship Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1842
Fruit and Flowers Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1845/50
Genealogy Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1896
John L. Sullivan Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1890
Lily Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
About 1840
Mennonite 'Crazy Quilt'
Art Institute of Chicago
about 1890-1900
Mosaic or Honeycomb Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1875/80
Mosaic or Honeycomb Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1855/60
North Carolina Lily Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1850
North Carolina Lily Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c.1850
Original Design Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1870
Parlor Throw
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1890
Peony Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1840
Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1876/1900
Pineapple Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1852
Pineapple or Windmill Blades Log Cabin Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1880s
Quilt
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1880 (?)
Quilt Cover
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1857
Quilt Squares
Art Institute of Chicago
1868
Quilt Top
Art Institute of Chicago
1850 or later
Quilt Top
Art Institute of Chicago
1850 or later
Quilt Top
Art Institute of Chicago
1900/20
Quilt with Buildings, Animals, and Coats of Arms
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1890
Quilt, Album pattern
Metropolitan Museum of Art
ca. 1855–60
Quilt, Spiderweb pattern
Metropolitan Museum of Art
ca. 1870
Quilting Bee
Art Institute of Chicago
Roses Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1830/35
Signature Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1896
Square from a 'Crazy Quilt'
Art Institute of Chicago
1884
Square from a 'Crazy Quilt'
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1884
Square from a 'Crazy Quilt'
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1884
Square from a 'Crazy Quilt'
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1884
Square from a 'Crazy Quilt'
Art Institute of Chicago
1884
Star Variation Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1831
Sunburst Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1850
Sunburst Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1820
Unfinished "Mariner's Compass" Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1845/55
Unfinished Cigar or Tobacco Rectangles Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1900/10
Unfinished Mosaic or Honeycomb Quilt Top
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1840
Unfinished Quilt Top
Art Institute of Chicago
1825/50
Unifinished 'Friendship Offering' Quilt
Art Institute of Chicago
1848
Wholecloth whitework quilt
Metropolitan Museum of Art
ca. 1815
Woman’s Rights Quilt
Metropolitan Museum of Art
ca. 1875