Name/Title
EagleEntry/Object ID
2016.001.001Description
White quilt with four appliqué eagles and many appliqué flowers. New binding and areas of previous repairs present.Context
Hannah Kelley Guthrie made this quilt in the 1870's in Preston County, West Virginia. It was then passed on to her son Frank Guthrie, who passed it on to Helen Guthrie. After Helen, it was passed to Terry Guthrie Slaubaugh who donated it to the Virginia Quilt Museum in 2016. In each of the family units that interred it, it was mended or added to by the women of the family. The theme of four eagles spread-winged is commonly referred to as "Union Quilts" and were popular around the time of the Civil War.Collection
Permanent CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2016.001Source or Donor
Terry and Vickie SlaubaughMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Hannah Kelly GuthrieRole
MakerDate made
circa 1870Place
* Untyped Place
Preston County, West VirginiaDimensions
Dimension Description
Overall Quilt DimensionsWidth
73 inLength
78-1/2 inCondition
Overall Condition
PoorNotes
Needs to be stabolized
