Two Patterned Cotton Cloth Sewing Squares

1986.026.001A

1986.026.001A

Name/Title

Two Patterned Cotton Cloth Sewing Squares

Description

two 6" square pieces of printed cotton cloth; one pattern in flowered orange, yellow & green on blue background, has mitered corners, on back is patch hand stitched and folded under no raw edges; 2nd square is pink & white crepe, the square patch on the back side has overcast edges

Use

by the donor, Charlotte Murphy Kemper.

Context

According to the donor, she did patch repair work on these cloth squares as a 4-H sewing project in 1934.

Collection

Charlotte Murphy Kemper

Category

4-H
Shelby County Youth Organizations

Acquisition

Accession

1986.026

Source or Donor

Charlotte Murphy Kemper

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Charlotte Murphy Kemper

Role

Seamstress

Date made

1934

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Shelbyville

Township

Addison Township

County

Shelby County

State/Province

Indiana

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Textile Details

Textile Shape

Square

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jan 10, 2002

Create Date

January 10, 2002

Update Date

March 5, 2025