Name/Title
Homespun QuiltEntry/Object ID
2007.004.001Description
Pieced quilt with square blocks in diagonal rows. Colors alternate between dark and light plaid. Wide outer boarders of various plaids. Hand made, home spun, home woven, pieced.Context
Purchased from Lost River Craft Coop and Museum in Lost River, West Virginia in 2007. It was in the W & J Wirtz quilt and textile collection donated to the museum for fundraising.
Homespun is defined as the fiber being spun at home into yarn. The yarns were woven, generally in a plain weave, into cloth.Collection
Permanent CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2007.004Source or Donor
Wayne HarrisonMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown Maker(s)Role
MakerDate made
circa 1850Material
Plaid, Cotton, Handspun Wool
