Ocean Waves Crib Quilt

Textile

The Virginia Quilt Museum

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2003.005.005

Description

Hand pieced and hand quilted with no batting. The tan and pink prints form a design with a large outer sawtooth border and a smaller interior sawtooth border. The quilt has a white flannel backing. Quilting was done with parallel lines, and the blocks were set with cross hatched designs. There is a double pieced border. The first border is about 3/4'' and is navy and white. The second border is 3'' and is white with blue check and black check fabric. Likely a new/scrap fabric quilt. The backing, of the quilt is composed of 2 strips that measure, 11'' and 21 1/2''. It is a solid white flannel fabric. The binding is brought from back to front, with squared corners. The top and bottom binding measures 1/4'' and the binding on the side measures 1/2''. No batting. Quilting is all hand done. The stitches are uneven and about 7-9 stiches per inch. It consists of straight lines done in diamond and is quilted with single, white, cotton thread.

Context

This was a family heirloom from Nokesville, Virginia. One of the other quilts donated with this crib quilt was a larger version of this quilt that used the same fabrics.

Collection

Permanent Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2003.005

Source or Donor

Sandra H. Murphy

Made/Created

Artist

Emma Rebecca Kerlin Miller

Time Period

19th Century

Notes

Inferred the quilt was made in the late 1800s

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall Quilt Dimensions

Width

32-1/2 in

Length

45 in

Dimension Notes

Pinwheel blocks: 1 1/2'' 1/2 square triangle blocks: 3/4'' solid white squares: 2 1/2''

Materials

Material

Cotton

Material Notes

Mixed: Stripes, prints, and checks

Color

Tan, Pink, Blue, Red, Brown

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

Some holes in the right border about halfway up. Very slight fading of the colors.

Overall Condition

Fair

Notes

Fold marks on backing, loose seams on back, yellow stains on front