Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Quilt, Bed |
Common Name |
Quilt |
Catalog Number |
1997.52.1 |
Maker |
Farris, Eliza Hoskins |
Date |
ca. 1885 |
Material(s) |
Silk/Velvet |
Dimensions |
H-62 W-62.25 inches |
Description |
This is a pieced crazy quilt with blocks made of various colored silks and velvets. There is a decorative yellow embroidery along the seams. Some of the individual blocks have embroidered designs. The center block has an image of an European castle with a stream and a buck deer. To the left of the center block is a block with a crane with a fish in its mouth. The bird is standing near water and there are flowers and greenery surrounding it. To the right of the center block is a block with a white bird in flight with a flower in its beak. There are fan blocks in the corners that are topped by tufted floral sprays. There are embroidered water plants on black rectangle blocks at the top and bottom. The top panel has a buck along with the water flowers. There are also embroidered garden flowers on the side panels. Other embroidered blocks include a buck and doe, a crane, a dove, a pheasant, an European romantic couple, fans, books, butterflies, owl, anchor, and a Christian cross. The edge is bound in red silk with a black, yellow, and red silk cord attached on three sides. The top edge is has a maroon binding. The cord has decorative knots in the bottom corners. The backing is red, white, blue, and brown silk panels and is heavily quilted in chevrons, fern leaves, and slash lines. |
Notes |
Eliza Hoskins Farris was born about 1821, the daughter of William Hoskins of lower Garrard County. Camp Dick Robinson was located immediately across the road from her family home. Newspaper accounts relate that the Hoskins' home became a makeshift hospital for ill federal soldiers. Eliza Hoskins spent the Civil War nursing in her own home and local hospitals. Around 1866 she married James Farris, a confederate veteran. Her 1912 obituary read, "Her quilts were veritable works of art and were shown at Danville, Lexington, St. Louis and other county and State Fairs..." |
Collection |
Dorothy Pinson Collection |
People |
Farris, Eliza Hoskins |
Subjects |
Quilting Quilts Textiles Textile art |
Search Terms |
Crazy Quilt Garrard County (Ky.) |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |