Quilt

Object/Artifact

-

Ripon Historical Society

Name/Title

Quilt

Entry/Object ID

2017.0203.0001

Description

Quilt. Victorian era lap robe in a pineapple pattern. 34" x 70". Good condition. Some deterioration of silk fabrics. Black background and edging with brightly colored silks in the pattern. Black back. Donated by the Runals family. It is most likely that this quilt was made by Dorlesca (Dora) Avery Runals (1829-1896) who married E.L. Runals in 1827, or her daughter-in-law Mary S. Runals (1853-1932) who married Dora's only child, Willie T.

Collection

Quilt

Acquisition

Accession

2017.0203

Source or Donor

The Runals Family

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1880 - 1910

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Quilt

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Needlework

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Runals, quilt, pineapple