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Pieced Quilt

QuiltmakerAttributed to Edith Chase American, 1883 - 1972

QuiltmakerAttributed to Mary Frances Staplins American, 1860 - 1928

Date1890-1910

MediumHand-stitched plain-woven cotton, or calico

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width): 83 1/4 x 70in. (211.5 x 177.8cm)

Credit LineGift of Barbara Chase Mayer

DescriptionPieced quilt in a Ring Around the Rosie pattern variation. The quilt consists of a hand-stitched pieced top of printed plain-woven cotton, or calico, thin batting, and a plain-woven cotton backing; the three players are joined with a hand-stitched quilting pattern that follows the shape of the pieces that make up each block. The pieced top is made of a variety of calicos in dense floral and geometric prints in red, brown, blue, and green. Each block consists of eight truncated diamond-shaped pieces inside a pieced circle of brown vines printed on white cotton; each circle is inside a pink square. Each block is separated by calico sashing with purple stylized flowers and a black vine printed on white cotton. This same fabric is used for the backing. Each edge is finished with straight grain fabric binding.

Condition: The top is yellowed and has light brown stains.

Object number1990.38.1

MarkingsSmall, white cotton label sewn to corner of quilt inscribed in brown ink, "Edith".NotesHistorical Note: According to museum records, all of the fabrics used in this quilt were scraps of clothing from Mr. and Mrs. Staplins and three of their children.

Object Note: Pattern; the pieced pattern on the quilt top is a Ring around the Rosie pattern variation. This is pattern number 3589 in Barbara Brackman's Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns.

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