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Metadata
Object Name |
Quilt |
Object ID # |
2010.32.1 |
Title |
Lizzie D. Fretz quilt, ca. 1935 |
Creator |
Fretz, Lizzie D., 1882-1970 |
Place of Origin |
Hilltown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
Year Range from |
1930 |
Year Range to |
1940 |
Material |
Cotton |
Dimensions |
W-66.75 L-78.5 inches |
Description |
Dutch Rose Quilt comprised of fifteen complete blocks. Each block averages 12.00" x 12.00" and consists of an eight-point star and wreath; made out of plain red and plain green (faded) diamond patches contrasted with a background of a white cotton with a black and red picotage print and corner half blocks of a yellow cotton with a red and black floral print. Surrounding the complete blocks are eleven half blocks and two quarter blocks of the same pattern. Separating each block is a 3.00" wide sashing made of a red cotton with Garibaldi black floral print and cornerstones made out of a white cotton ground with a black shirting print. The surrounding border is 1.875" wide and made of the same white cotton with a 1/4" wide applied binding made out of black cotton with a green and yellow floral print. The entire quilt has been handstitched in green thread with a SPI of 6-8. The back is comprised of a white cotton with an orange and blue floral print. |
Provenance |
Made by Lizzie D. Fretz (1882-1970) of Hilltown Township, Bucks County. She never married and was an active member of Blooming Glen Mennonite Church. |
Source |
Gift of Jeane Stutzman Fretz |
People |
Fretz, Lizzie D., 1882-1970 |
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Notes on Related Objects |
Same maker and similar motifs. |
Search Terms |
Star Star variable Star with Diamond Octagonal Star Dutch Rose |
Collection |
Textiles-Quilts |