Name/Title
White Shelby County, Indiana Memorial QuiltDescription
Wall hanging made in shape of Indiana; upper left corner is semi-circle of blue for Lake Michigan; heavy green chain stitching represents interstate system, lighter green stitching for trees & hills; "Indianapolis" embroidered in black thread w/red circle & "X"; Daleville, Cumberland & Fountaintown also marked; lower right corner taken up by embroidered quilt block showing red barns & white silos, a crop field, house on a country road, Balser & the Bears statue, a sulky racer by a Shelby County fair sign, a corn stalk, a factory and a wheat head; black lettering near top "In Memory of Oakley E. Lewis/Oma Lou Blackford L./William Stuart Bowman/Margaret Ann Barr B."Use
by the Bowman-Lewis family.Context
Donors said county block was intended for Indiana State Quilt but not finished on time so decided to incorporate as memorial to parents.Collection
M/M Robert LewisAcquisition
Accession
1989.012Source or Donor
Robert R. Lewis, Margaret Ann Bowman LewisAcquisition Method
DonationMade/Created
Artist
Margaret Ann Bowman LewisDate made
1989Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
County
Shelby CountyState/Province
IndianaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
BackingTranscription
Presented to the Shelby Co. Historical Society by Robert R. and Ann B Lewis March 1989Language
EnglishMaterial/Technique
EmbroideredCreate Date
July 11, 2002Update Date
November 20, 2024