Top, Quilt
- Object Name:
- Top, Quilt
- Object ID:
- 1959.044 a
- Creator:
- Wile, Jerusha (1865-1943)
- Place of Origin:
- Worcester, MA
- Date:
- 1865-1885
- Description:
- Quilt Top. Attributed to Jerusha Wile (1865-1943). Mosaic pattern, patchwork. Unfinished; template pieced hexagon mosaic, constructed of various silks with black velvet centers and black silk setting.The circles of hexagons are in various colors, mostly solids, in yellow, red, purple, blue, and green. While hexagon mosaic piecing is one of the earliest patchwork patterns, the fabrics and colors used in this example place it in the post-Civil War period. The paper templates remain on the back, and the basting stitches remain.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk
velvet - Dimensions:
- W-19.25 L-21.2 inches
- Provenance:
- Gift of Edna S. (Mrs. Antoine C. A.) Perk. She was the daughter of Frederick W. and Jerusha (Wile) Porter.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Edna S. Perk
- Subjects:
- Needlework, Quilting, Sewing
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