1940 - 1960 Mandy Ary's "Maple Leaf" Pieced Quilt
date: label: date made
content: 1940 - 1960
name: label: maker
content: Ary, Mandy Lula Madison
label: maker
content: Ary, Mandy Lula Madison
notes: label: Description
content: This pieced pieced quilt in the "Maple Leaf" or "Tea Leaves" pattern was made by Mandy Ary. Mandy Lula Madison was born in Alabama in 1886, she married George Daniel Ary and they had three children. She died December 14, 1972 in New Milford, CT.
label: Description
content: The quilt is pieced of cotton fabrics; solids, stripes and 2 florals were used for the pattern. Hand pieced and quilted. Four feed sack bags, a floral print on pink ground, were used for the lining. It has a cotton filling. Quilting pattern consists of straight lines, quilted 5 stitches/inch.
topic: label: Subject
content: Quilting
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Textiles
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Julia Ary Dederer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2010.0009.01
label: accession number
content: 2010.0009
label: catalog number
content: 2010.0009.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: quilt
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: filling, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 71 in x 65 in; 180 cm x 165 cm