quilt

Name/Title

Quilt

Entry/Object ID

1976.43.161

Description

Pieced quilt made of 7-inch blocks placed diagonally with 2-3/4-inch sashing between them. Each block is stitched into an hourglass or bowtie patter featuring brown, pink, and blue printed cotton. The bottom corners are cut out to fit bed posts. The reverse also pieced, though more plainly with purple printed blocks and white sashing.

Context

Likely owned by a member of the Kent family in Calais, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1976.43

Source or Donor

Tarshi, Andrew, Tarshi, Susan, Gay, Olivia, Ancel, Janet

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Kent Family Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1825 - 1850

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Quilt

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Needlework

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

93 in

Width

77 in

Material

Cotton

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Calais

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America