Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Quilt |
Object ID # |
2008.9.9 |
Creator |
Longacre, Mary Schantz, 1852-1931 |
Place of Origin |
Richland Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
Year Range from |
1900 |
Year Range to |
1930 |
Material |
Cotton |
Dimensions |
W-84.5 L-84.5 inches |
Description |
Log Cabin Quilt comprised of a 4 x 4 block formation. Each block averages 18.50" x 18.50" and is made of strips of plain and printed cottons arranged in contrasting dark and light to create the Barn Raising variation. The surrounding border is 5.25" wide and made of white cotton with blue dots with a 3/8" wide foldover binding from front to back. The entire front has diamond cross-hatching and the quilt is handstitched in white thread with a SPI of 5-6. The back is comprised of a white cotton with a red and black 'dragonfly' print. |
Provenance |
Made by Mary B. (Schantz) Longacre (1852-1931), wife of John W. Longacre (1848-1922). They lived in Richland Township, Bucks County and were members of the East Swamp Mennonite Church. |
Source |
Gift of Dorothy Longacre McGann |
People |
Longacre, Mary B. Schantz, 1852-1931 |
Collection |
Textiles-Quilts |