Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Wallhanging |
Object ID # |
2015.62.1 |
Other Name |
Quilted Wallhanging |
Title |
Quilted wallhanging, "J. Everett Nyce & Friends", circa 1990. |
Place of Origin |
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Year Range from |
1990 |
Year Range to |
1992 |
Material |
Cotton, polyester |
Dimensions |
H-58 W-67 inches |
Description |
Hand-quilted wallhanging of an image (taken from an old photo) showing a young boy with friend holding a rooster. The image is surrounded by a wide border depicting a chicken coupe, with additional chickens, nests, a feeder, etc. Colors: brown prints, tan prints, black prints, glossy black, blue & dark blue, red, burgundy, grey, greens, aqua, beige prints, etc. A label on the back reads: "J. Everett Nyce & Friends. Variable Star Quilters, 16 Harbor Pl., Souderton, PA 18964." |
Provenance |
Wallhanging made by the Variable Star Quilters, based in Souderton, PA, in about 1990. The image was taken from an old photo showing J. Everett Nyce & friend holding a pet rooster on a farm near Vernfield, Montgomery County, circa 1912. The photo appears in Phil Ruth's, "Lower Salford, 1741-1991: A Pictorial Souvenir of the Towsnhips' 250th Anniversary" (p.60). The wallhanging was exhibited in several local quilt shows in the 1990s. The Variable Star Quilters made at least a couple of other wallhangings based on vintage photographs or historic scenes, according to group member Nancy Roan. |
Source |
Gift of Variable Star Quilters |