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Catalog Number |
2010.14.01 |
Object Name |
Quilt |
Date |
1920-1930 |
Features |
Cathedral window pattern quilt, green and white, hand-stitched; top consists of green, white blocks inlayed with various centres of orange, green, blue, and burgundy patterned fabric. Inner white border 20 cm wide, centred with 4 white blocks topped with additional white blocks on each corner. |
Object Story |
This quilt once belonged to the Babcock family, and consists of a cathedral window pattern stitched entirely by hand. Each block uses reverse appliqué, where four fabric squares are folded in on themselves diagonally and stitched to four background squares to create a central diamond shape on a square block. A smaller colourful diamond is then added to the centre, and the edges of the larger diamond are folded over its edges. These blocks are then joined together to create an interlocking pattern of diamonds framed by circles. The weight and volume created by the layered blocks reduces the need for quilted batting. |
People |
Babcock (family) |
Subjects |
Quilting Quilts Sewing Needlework Textile art Textiles |
Search Terms |
1920s Odessa Napanee |