Quilt
- Object Name:
- Quilt
- Object ID:
- 1968.042.01
- Creator:
- Wood, Roxanna (1805-1898)
- Place of Origin:
- Rindge,NH/Cambridge, VT
- Date:
- 1890-1898
- Description:
- Quilt. Crazy pattern; made of 20 blocks arranged 5 x 4 of randomly shaped pieces of dress weight wools. The colors are generally medium and light shades of beige, burgundy, orange, gray, blue, green, salmon, and cream. The scraps are large and their edges are embellished with herringbone and feather stitches executed in yellow, white, and pink silk twist. Brown wool twill tape binding applied by machine. Gray cotton flannel backing. The comforter is tied with white silk twist at the centers and corners of the blocks. No batting.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton
Wool - Dimensions:
- W-57.3 L-71.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Belonged to Roxanna (Peirce) Wood (1805-1898), the great-grandmother of Gladys L. Randall (1890-1974). Part of a collection of objects that belonged to the Peirce family of Rindge, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Gladys Woods Randall
- Subjects:
- Needlework, Quilting, Sewing, Quilts
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