Doll Quilt

Textile

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Doll Quilt

Entry/Object ID

1972.28.14

Description

Small patchwork quilt sized for a doll. The quilt is pieced from rectangles of fabric, alternating between a green floral-patterned calico and various other printed cottons. It is backed in undyed cotton and bound with floral-printed cotton. It is hand-quilted in a diamond-pattern with brown thread.

Context

Purportedly made by Elbert Maxham of Middlesex, Vermont, before the age of 6

Acquisition

Accession

1972.28

Source or Donor

Erickson, Dorothy Edith Maxham (1914-1980), Birkett, Nellie Maxham (1909-2005)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Maxham, Elbert (1872-1944)

Date made

circa 1880

Place

Town

Middlesex

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Quilt

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Furniture, Doll

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Needlework

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Accessory, Doll

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Material

Cotton