Quilt

Name/Title

Quilt

Entry/Object ID

1958.A328.001

Description

Silk and velvet, crazy patchwork quilt made by Etta M. Moor (1857-1927). Quilt has 8-1/2" blocks and 6 blocks & 6 blocks pattern. Back of quilt is burgundy silk jacquard. Near center of quilt is an embroidered ribbon of James A. Garfield's: "Sept. 26, 1881 in Cleveland, OH." Quilt has a picket fence edge. Valuation in March, 2003: $2,000.

Use

Memento of President Garfield's funeral in Cleveland, Ohio sewn into quilt

Collection

Textiles

Made/Created

Date made

1881 - 1900

Notes

Date: 1881-1900 Made: Made by: Etta M. Moore (1857-1927).

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Quilt

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Needlework

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

58-1/2 in

Length

59-1/4 in

Material

Silk, Velvet

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair