Pattern, Quilt
- Title:
- Chimney Sweep
- Object Name:
- Pattern, Quilt
- Object ID:
- 1968.059.012
- Creator:
- Webster, Ellen E. (1867-1950)
- Place of Origin:
- Franklin, NH
- Date:
- 1920-1940
- Description:
- Quilt pattern, "Chimney Sweep." Machine-printed checked red with white cotton fabric. Fabric rectangles and squares form middle block pattern. Four rectangles (two horizontal, two vertical) form an interior square via touching corners, one fabric square placed at each interior corner, one placed at exterior top middle of each rectangle. Pieced blocks sit on point. Opposing blocks princess wreath pattern hand sketched in pencil. Fabric glued to pencil drawn pattern on discolored off-white poster board. "Called 'Chimney Sweep' in Ruth Finley's Book, plate 72" handwritten in pencil at top of poster board. Additional handwritten pencil notes above quilt pattern (see Notes).
- Material:
- Paper
Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- H-24 W-17 inches
- Provenance:
- Made by Mrs. Ellen E. Webster of Franklin, NH, the mother of donor.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Estate of Gladys H. Webster
- People:
- Webster, Ellen E. (1867-1950), Webster, Gladys H. (1893-1968), Jenkins, George, Jenkins, Nancy
- Subjects:
- Quilts, Quilting, Fabric design drawings, Fabrics
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