Front Yard

Name/Title

Front Yard

Entry/Object ID

2021.002.003

Description

Art quilt viewing the front porch of the historic Oatland Plantation in Leesburg, Virginia. It's dimensions are 24 3/4" x 21 1/2" and uses hand-dyed cotton and commercial cottons. The colors are red, green, blue and white.

Context

Eileen Doughty made this quilt in 2001 in Vienna, Virginia. It has been exhibited many times before joining the museum in 2021, including at the "Quilts of the the Old Dominion" exhibit at the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond, Virginia in 2006 and at Green Springs Garden in Alexandria, Virginia in 2012.

Collection

Permanent Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2021.002

Source or Donor

Eileen Doughty

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Eileen Doughty

Role

Maker

Date made

2001

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall Quilt Dimensions

Width

24-3/4 in

Length

21-1/2 in

Material

Cotton

Color

Red, Green, Blue, White

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent