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Album Quilt Top
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| Accession #: | 3750.1 |
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| Title: | Album Quilt Top |
| Object Type: | Quilt |
| Participants: |
Ethel M. Johnson Beckwith (user)
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| Physical Description: | The background of this quilt top is made of green triangles. It contains 14 full blocks and two half-blocks. Each block contains two fabrics: muslin and a cotton print or solid. Each block has a name in the center, with the exception of the half-block at the top that is inscribed: "Feb. 27, 1931". |
| Description: | Fifteen students at Sunset School, located west of Spokane, pieced this quilt top for their teacher, Miss Johnson, in February, 1931. They left us their names and a wonderful selection of early 1930s fabrics. Ethel Johnson, whose married name was Ethel Beckwith, kept this piece for the rest of her life. |
| Category: | Textiles |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Bedding (Furnishing); Education (Childhood)
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| Geographical Reference: | Spokane (Washington->Spokane County) |
| Dimensions: |
Object L x W 114 x 61 3/4"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
cotton (Material)
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| Marks/Inscription: |
Nancy Rowley notes: There are genealogical records in file of the girls that worked on the quilt as living near Sunset Hwy in 1930. Their names are embroidered on the quilt top.
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Ms. Velma Rehn, 1995 |
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