log cabin

Name/Title

Quilt

Entry/Object ID

1966.23

Description

Wool and cotton tied quilt in the Barn Raising variant of a Log Cabin pattern. Each 13-inch block has a light-green center square, and the surrounding pieces are carefully placed to form a large diamond pattern of contrasting light values. Fabric designs include solids, plaids, stripes, tweeds, and florals. The quilt is backed in a solid pink cotton and bound in light green cotton.

Context

Made by Harriet Boyce of Johnson, VT, for her daughter-in-law Ada Prior Boyce of Johnson, VT.

Acquisition

Accession

1966.23

Source or Donor

Hostler, Leslie D.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Boyce, Harriet Emeline Scribner(1837-1927)

Date made

1902 - 1925

Place

Town

Johnson

County

Lamoille 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

76-1/2 in

Width

77-1/2 in

Material

Wool, Cotton

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Boyce, Ada Edith Prior (1878-1959)

Related Places

Place

Town

Johnson

County

Lamoille County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Place

Town

Underhill

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America