Name/Title
Hexagon QuiltEntry/Object ID
2018.004.001Description
This quilt is an all-silk, hexagon quilt. It is made with a great variety of silks, including solids, brocades and embroidered fabrics. The blocks are arranged into a Jerusalem star pattern and outlined with an alternating purple and black "sashing." There are various other secondary patterns within the star. The quilt is tied on the back, with knots about 2 inches apart, to hold the batting down. On the front, there is hand quilting in a zig-zag pattern in the 1 inch single, purple border. Several of the hexagon blocks are also embroidered. The quilt is finished with an unusual edge of "tabs" with silk ribbon attached to each one with hand embroidered stitches. It has a knife edge binding.
The batting is a thin cotton. The back is composed of red, white, and blue strips of silk fabric.Context
Anne Sanford Macdonald Green made this quilt in the late 1800's in Culpeper, Virginia. The quilt was lost to the family for a long time, but many knew of its existence somewhere. It was believed to have been passed to the maker's daughter, Nancy, of Denver, Colorado, where it was then passed to the donor's grandmother. In 2004, it was found in the donor's parent's attic and the donor took charge of it since she was a quilter. It was exhibited at the Virginia Quilt Museum in 2013. It is also believed to have been exhibited at the Colombian Exhibition in Chicago in 1938. Since being donated to the Virginia Quilt Museum, it served as an opportunity for a family reunion, as cousins of the donor came to visit the celebrated quilt.Collection
Permanent CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2018.004Source or Donor
Dorothy Fonde Thompson WertsMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Anna Sanford MacDonald GreenRole
MakerDate made
circa 1880Place
* Untyped Place
Culpeper, VirginiaDimensions
Dimension Description
Overall Quilt DimensionsWidth
67-1/4 inLength
68-1/4 inDimension Description
Individual Block DimensionsWidth
5-3/4 inLength
5-3/4 inDimension Notes
edge to edgeDimension Description
Individual Hexie DimensionsWidth
1-1/4 inLength
1-1/4 inMaterials
Material
Cotton, Silk, VelvetMaterial Notes
Made from husband's war uniformsColors
Color
Multi-Color, Purple, Black, YellowColor Notes
Solids & PrintsCondition
Overall Condition
FairNotes
Silk and satin disintegrating and shattering - all over
Back is starting to shatter
