Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Quilt |
Catalog Number |
2016.27 |
Date |
ca. 1950 |
Material(s) |
Cotton/Muslin |
Dimensions |
H-86.25 W-73.875 inches |
Description |
This quilt is both hand and machine quilted. The blocks, appliqué, and binding are hand quilted, and the red calico and blocks are attached to one another with sewing machine stitches. This quilt is made up of 16 blocks of coal miners. Along the outer edges of the quilt is a 7/8" border of white muslin followed by 2.5" of red cotton calico fabric bordering the white blocks, and there are white squares placed where four corners meet. Each block has a coal miner wearing a beanie and blue overalls with a handkerchief in the back pocket, and each coal miner is carrying a pail and pickax. |
Notes |
The donor, Nancy Dearborn, obtained this quilt around 1985 when she was stationed in the U.S. Navy at Sugar Grove, West Virginia. She and her husband were friends with a fellow sailor named Doug King, who was from Kentucky. The Dearborn family traded some household items to Doug King for this quilt. The quilt may have been made by a relative of Doug King's, perhaps, perhaps even a mother or grandmother. Sugar Grove, West Virginia was a station run by the National Security Agency and was part of Naval Intelligence. |
Collection |
Nancy Dearborn Collection |
People |
King, Doug |
Subjects |
Coal Coal miners Quilting Quilts Lunch breaks Miners Coal mining Buckets |
Search Terms |
Quilt Quilt patterns Coal Coal miners Coal Mining Eastern Kentucky |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |