Name/Title
Oak Leaf and ReelEntry/Object ID
2018.005.001Description
Appliquéd quilt depicting a leaf and reel. Red on white background.Context
Given to Elizabeth Rodes Massie when her husband, Nathaniel, was moving the family to Nelson County where the Massie family farm was. The quilt is signed by many, likely the neighbors of Nathaniel, but the signatures are on the back. One signature is of a nine-year old girl, possibly one that Elizabeth taught piano to.Collection
Permanent CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2018.005Source or Donor
Beneficiaries of the James B. and Eleanor D. Patrick EstateCredit Line
Dr. and Mrs. James B. PatrickMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown Maker(s)Role
MakerDate made
circa 1852Place
* Untyped Place
Augusta County, VirginiaNotes
Believed to have been group madeInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionNotes
Many signatures on back
