Quilt

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Quilt

Entry/Object ID

1959.15

Description

White wholecloth quilt. It is quilted with a vine design in a central medallion and border. The ground is quilted in a diaper patter.

Context

Made by the daughters of Governor Silas Jennison in Shoreham, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1959.15

Source or Donor

Wilson, Phyllis Collins

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Dr. Phyllis Collins Wilson (Mrs. Stanley Kidder Wilson, Jr.), New York City

Made/Created

Artist Information

Jennison, Sara C. (1825-1868)

Little, Lurana Sanford Jennison (1816-1900)

Orvis, Ruth Jennison (1823-1897)

Dodge, Laura Louise Jennison

Date made

1845

Place

Town

Shoreham

County

Addison 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

86 in

Width

86 in

Material

Cotton