Quilt

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

quilt

Name/Title

Quilt

Entry/Object ID

1992.77.13

Description

Pieced quilt with 24 pictorial blocks. The blocks show a church, a school, a castle tower, ski trails, a maple leave, a wood heating stove, a covered bridge, a map, business logos, and various other buildings in Windham County, VT. The blocks are separated by green calico sashing. The top left block is embroidered with the names of the towns in Windham County.

Context

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

Acquisition

Accession

1992.77

Source or Donor

Vermont Statehood Bicentennial Commission

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Brook, Joanne

Date made

1991

Place

County

Windham 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

60 in

Width

41 in

Material

Cotton

Relationships

Related Events

Event

Vermont Bicentennial