Quilt

quilt

Name/Title

Quilt

Entry/Object ID

1992.77.5

Description

Pieced quilt formed of twenty block set in strips of maroon and tan-and-black calico. The blocks alternate between traditional geometric patterns and pictorial blocks, showing buildings, scenes, and wildlife.

Context

Made by residents of Essex County, Vermont, to celebrate the Vermont Bicentennial

Acquisition

Accession

1992.77

Source or Donor

Vermont Statehood Bicentennial Commission

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Hunsberger, Melissa

Date made

1991

Place

County

Essex 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

65 in

Width

54-1/2 in

Material

Cotton

Relationships

Related Events

Event

Vermont Bicentennial