at TVA, 11/27/2017

at TVA, 11/27/2017

Name/Title

Quilt

Entry/Object ID

2018.5.1

Description

Art quilt* made by Veronica Fitzgerald, pieced and appliqued geometric shapes primarily in "zig-zag " design, mainly in silks in hues from blues/pale lilac/greens/grays to intense jewel tone with a pylon shape in brilliant reds, gray backing/hanging strips at top and bottom/4" strip of lavender cloth applied to all edges, machine quilted, tied on reverse but doesn't go through to front, unsigned/undated, huge and heavy--92"h x 123 1/2"w, c. 1982. * Quilt historian/ETHS textile adviser Merikay Waldvogel described this as an "early art quilt."

Collection

Linda Claussen and the Thursday Bee Quilt Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Fitzgerald, Veronica

Notes

Date: 1982 c.

Dimensions

Height

92 in

Width

123-1/2 in