Name/Title
Doll QuiltEntry/Object ID
1959.56.2Description
Small pieced quilt sized for a doll. The front of the quilt is in a fence rail pattern consisting of blocks of three bars (rectangles). The outer bars are matched, colorful silks, and the center bar is black silk. The colors include pink, green, brown, yellow, purple, and plaid. The edges are decorated with squares of silk fabric folded back and stitched to form triangles. The reverse is backed with brown silk printed with six-pointed yellow stars.Context
Owned by Anna Sanford Higgins Briggs in Brandon, VermontAcquisition
Accession
1959.56Source or Donor
Briggs, Florence Day (1884-1974)Acquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
QuiltNomenclature Primary Object Term
NeedleworkNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallWidth
14-1/2 inLength
14-1/2 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Briggs, Anna Sanford Higgins (1851-1935)Related Places
Place
Town
BrandonCounty
Rutland CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America