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Metadata
Object Name |
Quilt |
Common Name |
Quilt |
Catalog Number |
1980.20.3 |
Maker |
Hudson, Jessie Lee Gregory |
Date |
1892 |
Material(s) |
Silk/Velvet |
Dimensions |
H-55.5 W-55 inches |
Description |
This crazy quilt is made up of sixteen blocks that measure approximately 14" x 13" each. Each block is made of various colored pieces of velvet, silk and brocade that have embroidery of different colors along the seams. One corner square has appliqued leaves, a butterfly and a set of embroidered lines and multi-colored intertwined circles. The block to its right has a printed fabric with two women waving goodbye to a ship with the word "adieux" printed underneath them. The end block in that row has an embroidered pink rose. The next row of blocks contains a block that the initials "J.G.H." and "R.N.H." and the date "1892" embroidered on it. There is also an embroidered image of a dog in that same square that appears to have the word "Cristy" embroidered beneath it. The section to the right of that block has an embroidered horse's head and a flower painted on black velvet. The third row has a block with two embroidered flowers and another block with a painted flower on black velvet. The quilt is backed with a burgundy velvet with a gray velvet border. The gray border is about 3 1/2 inches wide. |
Notes |
The quilt was made by Jessie Lee Gregory Hudson (1867-1942). Early catalog records indicate this quilt was made to commemorate Jessie's marriage to Richard Nathaniel Hudson (1864-1937) in 1892 as that date and their initials are featured on the quilt. The couple, however, actually eloped in 1889, marrying in the New Albany home of a pastor previously from Jessie's hometown of Cloverport, Kentucky. The couple lived in Cloverport and Versailles prior to making their home in Louisville in 1914. Donated by their daughter, Virginia Cary Hudson Mayne. |
Collection |
Mrs. Virginia C. Mayne Collection |
Event |
Breckinridge County (Ky.) |
People |
Hudson, Richard Nathaniel Hudson Gregory, Jessie Lee Hudson, Jessie Lee Gregory |
Subjects |
Quilting Quilts Textiles |
Search Terms |
Breckinridge County (Ky.) Cloverport (Ky.) Jefferson County (Ky.) Louisville (Ky.) Quilt Quilt patterns Quilting Quilts |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |