Tree Everlasting
Name/Title
Tree EverlastingEntry/Object ID
2011.001.001Description
Hand pieced and hand quilted with vertical bars of floral fabric print. Each strip is about 4 1/2-5'' wide, alternating between white and printed floral fabric. Additional 2'' wide strips feature half square triangles to create a "sawtooth bar." An extra strip of fabric is added along the bottom, but not the top. A single, pieced 2'' border of half square triangles surrounds the quilt. It is made up of the same fabric as the rest of the quilt. Extensive trapunto feather swags and floral motifs make up the white sashing. The rest of the quilt is hand quilted at 9 stitches per inch in straight diagonal lines (changes direction along the top). The batting is a medium, cotton. A knife edge binding finishes the quilt. There are 3 vertical pieces of muslin on the back.Context
This quilt was made by Hannah Forrer of Luray, Virginia. Her family was Swiss, and then emigrated to Lancaster, Pennsylvania before coming down the Great Wagon Road to the Shenandoah Valley.Collection
Permanent CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2011.001Source or Donor
Bryan Wren JeffersonMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Hannah ForrerRole
MakerDate made
circa 1820Place
* Untyped Place
Luray, VirginiaOther Names
Trapunto Quilt
Tree of Life