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| Date |
1915 |
| Description |
Patchwork quilt--two quilt tops sewn together. Tufted with white yarn. Handstitched with white thread. Top: 4.5" blocks alternating with 9 patch blocks (4 plain patches, 5 patterned), blocks set diagonally so that colored patches form larger squares. Back: 11"blocks set diagonally, alternating plain and patterned (pattern made up of 23 large and small triangles sewn around a square to form a cross)
Fragile, not suitable for beds. brown with age. |
| Dimensions |
W-61.5 L-61.5 inches |
| Object Name |
Quilt |
| Provenance |
Belonged to Edmund E. and Marie (Ellert) Ehlke, made by Marie's grandmother, Ann (Simon) Ehlke around 1915.
Information from Edmund E. Ehlke.
Acquired from Graceann and Edmund E. Ehlke on Jan. 1, 1985 as a gift. |
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COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ~ The images contained in this virtual exhibit are the sole property of Mission Houses Museum.
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A National Historic Landmark ~
The Mission Houses Museum and Library are programs of the Hawaiian Mission Children's Society, a not-for-profit organization founded in 1852.~
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Last modified on: August 26, 2010
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