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Quilt
Elizabeth Walker Stone
1850
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator/Artist/Maker
Elizabeth Walker Stone (Quilter)
Place of Origin
Kentucky; United States; North America
Materials
- Silk
Museum Object Number
2008.0023
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Martha Walton Coonley in honor of great-great grandmother, Elizabeth Helm Walker Stone, her grandmother, Laura Kinkead Walton and great-aunt, Robert Rodes Stone Kinkead.
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Object Number
2008.0023
Object Name
Quilt
Category
Textiles (Furnishing)
Creator (Role)
Elizabeth Walker Stone (Quilter)
Place of Origin
Kentucky; United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
Europe
Secondary Origin Notes
The silks used in this quilt were probably made in England and France.
Date
1850
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Center
Inscription: "The Union Forever / 1850" (embroidered in banner under eagle)
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- American eagle
Materials
- Silk
Techniques
- Embroidered
Construction Description
Hand-stitched
Dimensions (inches)
80.5 (H) x 72.75 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
204.47 (H) x 184.785 (W)