1900 - 1999 Alphabet Quilt
date: label: date made
content: 1920 - 1940
label: date made
content: 1900 - 1999
name: label: maker
content: unknown
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Pieced and appliqued quilt. Border contains twenty-six 8” square blocks. Each block has a 5 ½” white square appliqued with a motif and letter of the alphabet and framed by a 1 ½” blue strip. A (apple), B (bluebird), C (cat), D (doll), E (elephant), F (flower), G (goose), H (house), I (ice cream cone), J (Jack-in-the-box), K (king), L (lamp), M (music notes), N (numbers “3” & “7”), O (orange), P (pail), Q (queen), R (rabbit), S (sailboat), T (tree), U (umbrella), V (violet), W (windmill), X (xylophone), Y (yacht), Z (zebra). The center consists of six 17” blocks set in sashing, and a center strip 6 ½” x 59” with the numbers 1 – 10 embroidered down the strip. The blocks and strip are of the same fabric. Blocks are quilted (outlined) 4 stitches/inch. Binding: Front turned to back and stitched.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
topic: label: used
content: Education
label: Subject
content: Quilting
label: Subject
content: Textbooks
label: Subject
content: School
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Dr. Richard Lodish American School Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2014.0244.205
label: accession number
content: 2014.0244
label: catalog number
content: 2014.0244.205
objectType: label: Object Name
content: quilt
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 86 in x 75 in; 218 cm x 191 cm