Name/Title
Framed Award Nancy Osborn QuiltEntry/Object ID
1996.A.095Description
Picture award Nancy Osborn to patchwork quilt 1852.
A. Original frame Gold painted wooden frame with rounded edge and indent that rises to the middle.
B. Certificate: Lithographed designs on both sides a variety of farm implements with a riverboat at the top and scroll work. Left has a woman sitting in a chair on top of a pedestal with a large cornicopia coming from her right hand. The right figure is holding a sheaf of wheat and has a cornicopia in her left hand. Circle with the seal of Ohio in the midde of the bottom.
Diploma / Awarded / BY THE / OHIO STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
To Mrs. Nancy Osborn of Dover, O.
For the Superior Patchwork Quilt / Exhibited
AT THE Ohio State Fair / Cleveland / 1852
Arthur Watts, President
LITH. OF SARDNY AND MAJOR, NEW YORK
Back had a thick wooden board with a large knot hole and was deteriorating. It was removed and award removed to retain its integrity. Original location: Victorian BedroomCollection
Osborn Family CollectionDimensions
Height
22-1/2 inWidth
18-1/2 inDepth
1 inDimension Notes
Award: 16" x 20"
Frame Size: 18.5" x 22.5"
Image Size: 16" x 20"Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Osborn, Nancy
