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Dresden Plate Quilt
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| Accession #: | 4454.3 |
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| Title: | Dresden Plate Quilt |
| Object Type: | Quilt |
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| Physical Description: | This quilt is made of twenty blocks. Each block has a ring-shaped design, made from 18 wedge-shaped pieces of print fabric, which was appliqued by machine to a white background fabric. The backing and binding are also white, and it was quilted with white thread. |
| Description: | Nevada Allison Cash Lyle Van Pelt (1869-1947) likely made this quilt near Lewiston, Washington, during the 1930s. The "Dresden Plate" pattern was very popular at the time. According to family history, Nevada made quilts as a source of income. |
| Category: | Textiles |
| Geographical Reference: | Nez Perce County (Idaho) |
| Dimensions: |
Object L x W 79 x 64"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
Cotton (Material)
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Karene Stelljes Gottfried in memory of Bernadine Cash Stelljes, Nellie Frederickson Cash and Nevada Cash Lyle Van Pelt, 2021 |
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