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Catalog Number |
1981.06.04 |
Object Name |
Quilt |
Date |
c. 1920 |
Year Range from |
1910 |
Year Range to |
1930 |
Features |
Crazy quilt, all white pieces sewn together, top stitched with white embroidery thread in herringbone stitch around pieces, quilted to white backing with blue embroidery thread, binding in blue cotton with white pinstripe on all sides, names stitched on two sides near corners, Aunt Minnie Adams Centre N.Y., Aunt Ella, Carthage N.Y. |
Object Story |
This is a subtle crazy quilt, made entirely of white cotton patches with white herringbone stitch embroidery surrounding each patch. Light blue quilting in braided undulating lines matches a light blue binding. The quilt was made by Henrietta Maria Wagar (nee Cole) (1861-1951) of Napanee, and later passed down to her grandson Dr. Allan Walters. One of a pair of quilts. |
People |
Wagar, Henrietta Maria (nee Cole) Walters, Allan |
Subjects |
Quilts Quilting Sewing Embroidery Textile art Textiles Cotton Needlework |
Search Terms |
1910's 1920s Napanee |