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Couple's
Quilt
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Mid
to late 19th century
Richmond,
Virginia
74"
X 80"
Cotton.
Pieced, appliquéd and quilted. Mary Jane Batson, a Virginia slave,
fashioned 12 blocks of elaborately dressed couples from fabric
scraps given to her by the plantation mistress. The quilting and
piecing was done later by her granddaughter, Mariah Chapman.
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Floral
Trapunto Appliqué Quilt
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c.
1860
Ohio
70"
X 90"
Cotton. Appliquéd,
stuffed and quilted. Attributed to Elizabeth Cheseborough Johnson
(1838-1875). The whimsical pictorial designs in the quilting are a
wonderful surprise. There are hands, scissors, high button shoes,
birds and a delightful assortment of folk art depictions.
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Sampler
Crazy Quilt
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c.
1880's
Cape
Cod
39"
X 52"
Satin
and silk with embroidery. The diagonal row of crazy blocks give a
cohesiveness to the overall design of this unusual Victorian era
quilt. There are traditional quilt blocks, whimsical folk art appliqués,
pen and ink renderings and wonderful Kate Greenaway motifs.
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Album
Appliqué Summer Spread
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c.
1850's
Pennsylvania
84"
X 84"
Cotton. Appliqué.
The central tree and bird motif and the four large floral appliqués
counterbalance the intensity of the smaller red and white blocks.
The energetic border continues to expand the overall visual impact.
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Patriotic
Quilt
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c.
1920's
Colorado
67
1/2" X 83"
Cotton. Pieced, appliquéd
and quilted. The exploding stars which surround the 38 star flag
suggest Fourth of July firecrackers. This masterpiece was probably
made in 1926 to celebrate Colorado's 50th anniversary of statehood.
Colorado was the 38th state to enter the Union.
Photography
by Tom Burk
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