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Pattern, Quilt

Title:
Oak Leaf
Object Name:
Pattern, Quilt
Object ID:
1968.059.007
Creator:
Webster, Ellen E. (1867-1950)
Place of Origin:
Franklin, NH
Date:
1920-1940
Description:
Quilt pattern, "Oak Leaf." Machine-printed figured red cotton fabric. Square pattern with fabric cut-outs of various forms with undulating curved borders. Center is scallloped square with cresent shapes opposing each scallop, at points are undulating leaf shapes. Fabric glued to pencil drawn pattern on discolored off-white poster board. On the poster board above this fabric is an alternate, pencil drawn pattern (no fabric). Pattern is shaped like a wreath with a circle flanked by leaf-shaped pattern. "Oak Leaf" handwritten in pencil above the pencil drawn wreath pattern.
Material:
Paper
Textile
Cotton
Dimensions:
H-16.5 W-16.5 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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