Name/Title
QuiltEntry/Object ID
2016.55Description
Pieced "postage stamp" quilt. All the pieces of the quilt face are square, and the colors are arranged to hint at a log cabin pattern with a small, central square (yellow) surrounded by ever larger squares (red). There are no solid fabrics used. Pieces included woven patterns, largely plaids with some stripes, and printed calicos in floral patterns. The quilt in backed in red calico printed with a small pattern of a crossed hammer and axe. The edges are bounded in pink-and-red floral calico. There are 17,820 pieces on the front (per donor).Context
Made by Minnie Smith of Athens, VermontAcquisition
Accession
2016.55Source or Donor
Prasch, SusanAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
In memory of Freda Gray WeinbergMade/Created
Manufacturer
Smith, Minnie (1856-1936)Date made
1890 - 1899Place
Town
AthensCounty
Windham CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
QuiltNomenclature Primary Object Term
NeedleworkNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
78 inWidth
79 in