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Metadata
Object Name |
Quilt |
Catalog Number |
2003.73 |
Maker |
Colvin, Nancy Minor |
Date |
ca. 1860 |
Material(s) |
Cotton |
Dimensions |
H-89 W-80 inches |
Description |
This is a "coxcomb and currants" patterned quilt. It is also called "Flowering Almond". There are green and red (faded to pink) grapes and vines on a white background. There are three rows of three grape vine "blooms" in the center that are hand appliquéd and quilted. The quilting is done in various patterns such as a diagonal echo, feather leaves, feather circles, and straight lines. There is an applied red binding which may have been added later. There is a green scrolled vine surrounding the outer edges of the quilt with leaves and red and green grape bunches shooting off in an alternating color pattern. Chain stitches create the small curly vines. The white cotton background of the quilt is constructed in several pieces which include a 10 3/4" wide border and six 14" center squares and six half squares. |
Notes |
This quilt was made by Nancy Minor Colvin of Pendleton County, Ky. Nancy was born on 31 Oct. 1797 in Culpepper Co., Va. She moved with her family as an infant, being in Pendleton by Feb. 1799. Nancy married Brikett Colvin (b. 19 Nov. 1792 in Virginia; d. Feb. 3, 1873) on Feb. 3, 1818, in Pendleton County and they had eight children together. Nancy died on 15 Aug. 1883 in Falmouth Ky. Note: Brikett Colvin served in the Kentucky State guard and fought in the War of 1812. His grandfather, John Colvin, founded Pendleton County, Ky. Maker is the great-great-grandmother of Carol W. Kirkwood, the donor, through the Alvin Wiggins branch of the family. The red, green, and white color scheme developed in the early 1840s and became less popular soon after the Civil War.Of the three date inscribed known examples, two are from the1850s and one is 1870. The many undated examples are attributed to the same decades. (Brackman's Clues in the Calico, p. 21, p. 172). |
Collection |
Carol W. Kirkwood Collection |
Event |
American Civil War |
People |
Colvin, Nancy Minor |
Subjects |
Migration Settlement Textiles Quilting Quilts |
Search Terms |
Pendleton County (Ky.) |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |