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Four out of six rows of the quilt (the top two rows of squares are not visible in this detail).
Appliqué Quilt
Four out of six rows of the quilt (the top two rows of squares are not visible in this detail).

Appliqué Quilt

Quiltmaker (American, 1902 - 1965)
Dateabout 1941
MediumHand-stitched plain-woven cotton; printed plain-woven cotton, or calico
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width): 100 x 67in. (254 x 170.2cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionAppliqué quilt in a Story Book quilt showing a Yale-Harvard football game. The quilt consists of a pieced top, batting, and white cotton backing; these three layers are joined with a hand-stitched diamond grid quilting pattern in blue thread. The quilt top is machine-stitched of twenty-four large square blocks alternating between blue and khaki fabric. The kahki blocks have appliquéd scenes from a football game. One team wears blue jerseys and white pants, and the other team wears crimson jerseys and brown pants. The top left block shows a football player kicking the football. The lower right block shows a football player carrying the football and running toward the goal, possibly for a touchdown. Each edge of the quilt has machine-stitched, straight grain blue fabric binding.

Condition: The top is lightly stained. The backing is creased heavily.
Object number2003.1.1
NotesArtist Note: Marion Cheever Whiteside Newton (1902-1965) made her first story quilt for her nephew in 1940; he liked it so well that she started a cottage industry, Story Book Quilts. The business made over 3000 quilts, primarily based on classic children's stories, before Marion Newton's death in 1965.
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