Crazy Doll Quilt

Name/Title

Crazy Doll Quilt

Entry/Object ID

2016.008.001

Description

Doll crazy scrap quilt with cotton fabrics stitched to the foundation. There is no batting

Context

This doll quilt was made by Mariah Ann Heyl for her granddaughter, Nancy Bragdon, in the early 1930s. Nancy was born in 1929 and was the first child for many generations of both sides of her family to not be born in Virginia. Mariah was the youngest of 13 children.

Collection

Permanent Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2016.008

Source or Donor

Nancy Bragdon

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Mariah Ann Heyl

Role

Maker

Date made

circa 1933

Notes

Possibly made in Rochester, Minnesota.

Other Names

Heyl Doll Quilt
Depression Era Doll Quilt in Crazy Quilt Style

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall Doll Quilt Dimensions

Width

18 in

Length

25-1/4 in

Material

Cotton

Color

Multi-Color