Amish Stamp Quilt

Name/Title

Amish Stamp Quilt

Entry/Object ID

2007.01.01

Made/Created

Artist

Klaudeen Hansen

Date made

2006

Place

City

Sun Prairie

State/Province

Wisconsin

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Width

8-7/8 in

Length

8-3/4 in

Interpretative Labels

Label

In 2001 the United States Postal Service issued as part of its “American Treasures” series a set of stamps featuring quilts from the Esprit Collection. Not only did appearance on a stamp solidify Amish quilts’ iconic status, but it also publicly announced that they were “treasures” worth preserving.

General Notes

Note Type

Materials Used

Note

Cottons

Note Type

Techniques Used

Note

Machine pieced, hand quilted