Name/Title
quiltEntry/Object ID
1946.119.001Description
Quilt. Pieced quilt with appliqué. Constructed of 60 blocks, set on the diagonal. 30 9" appliquéd blocks with red and green basket design, handstitched with the exception of the handle. Embroidered with names in red cursive signatures on the basket squares; names of the St. Paul's Lutheran Women's Home and Foreign Missionary Society. Basket blocks alternat with 30 8.5" blocks quilted white on white with wreath design. Blocks are attached with machine stitching. Border is green, white and red stripes, handstitched. Along edge the quilt is folded backing over top and machine stitched. Hand quilted; 22 stitches per inch. Backing is white. 80.75" x 93.75". Cotton.Acquisition
Accession
1946.119Source or Donor
Gill, F. RayAcquisition Method
Gift