Pieced Quilt Maker: Catherine "Caty" Selleck (American, 1783–1874)

1806

American Decorative Arts

Not on view
Medium

Cotton, linen

Dimensions

90 × 87 3/4 in. (228.6 × 222.9 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Langdon Hammer, B.A. 1980, Ph.D. 1989, in memory of Francis E. Selleck

Accession Number

2001.86.1

Geography

Made in Darien, Connecticut

Culture

American

Period

19th century

Classification

Textiles

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance
Helen S. Selleck inherited the quilt from her late husband Francis E. Selleck in whose family it descended. The previous known owners were George H. Selleck, who inherited the quilt in 1926 from Catherine Richards Seely.
Bibliography
  • Quilts and Quiltmakers Covering Connecticut (Atglen, Pa.: Schiffer Publishing Limited, 2002), 17, ill
  • "Acquisitions 2001," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2002), 120–21, ill
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

quilts

Marks

Caty Selleck Apr. 4, 1806

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