Quilt

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Quilt

Entry/Object ID

2008.20.4

Description

Quilt/cotton/"6' squared double or triple pieces to make single square/unknown pattern/scrap quilt/hand pieced, quilted and bound/various colors and designs/made from old clothing, shirting fabric and homespun/border fabric from old dress/thin batting/made by Martha Ellen Burris Snyder/used while she napped/1890-1915.

Collection

TEXTILES

Made/Created

Artist

Martha Ellen Burris Snyder

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

41 in

Length

13/16 in

Parts

Count

1

Material

HOMESPUN, Old clothing, shirting fabric

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 9, 2008

Provenance

Notes

Last Owner: Martha Ellen Burris Snyder