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Quilt

Object number2001.71.1

Artist Dorothy De Vaty

Artist Mary E. Friedrich

Artist Martha Loughner

Artist Betty Caldwell

Artist Ruth M. Davis

Artist Flora Eymanbest

Artist Shirley Doslow

Artist Marie Scott

Artist Rosemary O'Mara

Artist Mary Jane Gardner

Artist Kay Felton

Date1973

Mediumrayon, velvet, batting, metal

Credit LineGift of First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh

DescriptionMulti-colored patchwork quilt composed of rayon velvet patches of various sizes, shapes, and colors arranged in a crazy quilt fashion and outlined with red feather stitch. Deep scalloped edge surrounds quilt on all sides. Plain red velvet back.Dimensions97.5 x 107 in. (247.7 x 271.8 cm)
MarksEmbroidered text "Quilt worked by / dorothy de vaty / mary e. friedrich / martha loughner / betty caldwell / ruth m. davis / flora eymanbest / shrley doslow / marie scott / rosemary o'mara/ mary jane gardner/ kay felton".
Historical NotesMade in 1973 for the First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh by several of its female congregants. Commemorative quilt made to celebrate the First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh’s bicentennial in 1973. The quilt is designed with various-sized velvet patches. Some are embroidered or appliquéd with designs that reflect the church’s activities, committees, and history. The quilt hung inside the church on Sixth Avenue for several years.

Related institution First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh

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