Quilt

quilt

Name/Title

Quilt

Entry/Object ID

1992.77.8

Description

Pieced quilt of thirteen pictorial blocks, twelve square blocks around a large central block. The central block shows a farm scene with two people, sheep, swans, pigs, a horse, corn, a barn, and a house. The surrounding blocks show a sheep, buildings, a map, mountains, and a listing of the names of the towns in Lamoille County, VT. The quilt is backed in plain, cream-colored cotton and has a hand-inked description of the blocks, including the names of their makers.

Context

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

Acquisition

Accession

1992.77

Source or Donor

Vermont Statehood Bicentennial Commission

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Butler, Fran

Date made

1991

Place

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

37-1/2 in

Width

50 in

Material

Cotton

Relationships

Related Places

Place

County

Lamoille County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Vermont Bicentennial