Quilt

quilt

Name/Title

Quilt

Entry/Object ID

1982.23.1

Description

Pieced quilt in a Variable Star or Ohio Star pattern. Each block has a star pieced from solid white and printed calico cotton form from triangles around a central square block. The quilt is composed of nine rows of 10.5-inch blocks set diagonally with 2.5-inch sashing. The sashing is quilted in a cable design. The central squares are each signed in ink with the name of a resident of Randolph Center, Vermont.

Context

Made in Randolph Center, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1982.23

Source or Donor

Babson, Jane, Babson, David

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Jane and David Babson

Made/Created

Date made

1850 - 1875

Place

Town

Randolph

County

Orange 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

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

82 in

Width

91 in

Material

Cotton