Quilt

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Quilt

Entry/Object ID

53.81

Description

Material: textile. Size: 74 1/2" W. x 89 1/2" L. Description: multi colored wool - dark colored solids and plaids - piece work in the "crazy pattern" - top only - each piece edged with featherstitching - embroidered floral designs and the year of completion: "1903".

Context

Note with quilt reads "Handmade by Mrs. Thomas Geraghty, Sr. (mother of donor) & her friends who lived in St. Mary Township." Pattern is "crazy."

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Quilt

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Needlework

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Deaccession

D.53.81

Create Date

September 14, 1999

Update Date

November 21, 2024