Cross-Stitched Eagle

Name/Title

Cross-Stitched Eagle

Entry/Object ID

2012.001.018

Description

Hand quilted and hand embroidered. This kit quilt consists of twelve cross-stitched blocks bearing motifs including an eagle, pineapples, and a flower basket.

Context

This quilt took 40 years to complete. Alberta Shelton Stornetta and her five children traveled around the country with the quilt, following her husband, Wakefield Stornetta, as he was a US naval officer.

Collection

Permanent Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2012.001

Source or Donor

Alberta Shelton Stornetta

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Alberta Shelton Stornetta

Role

Maker

Date made

1960 - 2000

Dimensions

Width

81 in

Length

93 in

Material

Cotton

Color

Multi-Color

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

Unknown date of appraisal