Quilt

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

wool quilt

Name/Title

Quilt

Entry/Object ID

1953.38.4

Description

Crazy quilt pieced from several colors and patterns of wool. The piecing seams are decorated with feather stitches. The back is pieced from large pieces, with two strips of crazy piecing. The seams of the back are also decorated with feather stitches. It is tied rather than quilted.

Context

Made by Sylvia Howland in Springfield, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1953.38

Source or Donor

Howland, Susan Griggs (1905-1989)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Howland, Sylvia Ann Shipman

Place

Town

Springfield

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Quilt

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Needlework

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

92-1/2 in

Width

73 in

Material

Wool

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Howland, Fred A. (1865-1953)