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Pattern, Quilt

Title:
Baloons [sic] and Orange Peel
Object Name:
Pattern, Quilt
Object ID:
1968.059.044
Creator:
Webster, Ellen E. (1867-1950)
Date:
1920-1940
Description:
Quilt pattern, "Baloons [sic] and Orange Peel." Machine-printed figured green and figured dark blue cotton fabrics. Approximately 9.5" blocks with green-figured fabric scalloped square in center surrounded by circle with outer scalloped edges (8-points). Scalloped edges of circles touch four other scalloped circles at compass points. Fabric glued to pencil drawn pattern on discolored off-white poster board. Handwritten notes in pencil above pattern: "1861 / 'Baloons [sic] and Orange Peel,' owned by Mrs. Hobart C. Russell, Green, Chenango Co. New York."
Material:
Paper
Textile
Cotton
Dimensions:
H-20 W-19 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
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