Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Quilt |
Catalog Number |
2002.10.11 |
Maker |
Dishman, Anna Lee Henderson |
Date |
ca. 1940 |
Material(s) |
Cotton |
Dimensions |
H-82 W-69 inches |
Description |
This is a pieced and tied patchwork quilt with a three patch pieced pattern. Large squares of solid pink alternate with the three patch pattern and run eight across and ten down. The pieced pattern is four larger squares composed of four individual squares of vibrant and printed materials with opposite pieces made of the same material. The four larger squares are separated by white rectangles and a center square of printed or solid material. The edges have an irregular solid pink border that varies from 1.5" wide to 2.5" wide. There is a light sea foam green solid backing that is visible from the front and creates a 1.5" border around the top and side edges. A single layer of white cotton fabric is used as batting. There are horizontal rows of irregularly spaced decorative knots of blue yarn that have been pulled through the front and tied at the back. |
Notes |
This quilt was made by the donor's paternal grandmother, Anna Lee Henderson Dishman (8/26/1901 - 4/23/1994) of Scott County. Anna, an African American from the New Zion community, married Oscar Dishman (b.2/5/1898) of Scott County. One of their four sons, Oscar Dishman, Jr., was a successful horse owner and trainer. The pastel colors and functional construction of the quilt really capture the post-depression era in which it was made. Anna cooked for the University of Kentucky Football Team from the late forties/early fifties until she retired in the late seventies. Even then, the "boys" would ask her to prepare a special meal or work an event, which she would oblige. She belonged to "The New Zion Methodist Women's group and the Scott County Homemakers. In both of these groups, a lot of the women quilted for their own families and for families in need of warm bed clothing. During her lifetime, Anna quilted approximately fifteen to twenty quilts. When she died, the donor's uncle and father divided 5 or 6 quilts between the two families. |
Collection |
Marilyn Dishman Collection |
People |
Dishman, Oscar Jr. Dishman, Marilyn Dishman, Sarah Johnson Dishman, Anna Lee Henderson |
Subjects |
Quits Fabrics Sewing African Americans Afro-Americans |
Search Terms |
African Americans Scott County (Ky.) |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |