Quilt
Object number2016.126.1
Datec. 1930
MediumFabric
Credit LineIn memory of Dr. Beryl R. Johnson from Christine J. Higgins
DescriptionRectangular bow tie pattern fabric quilt. Twelve squares by fourteen squares. Handsewn. Alternating squares of bow tie pattern squares and non-bow tie squares.DimensionsLength x Width x Depth: 85.25 × 73 × 0.25 in. (216.5 × 185.4 × 0.6 cm)Historical NotesBow tie quilt made at Dixmont State Hospital, c. 1930. The donor, Christine J. Higgins, spent a summer working at Dixmont in the 1971, but the quilt was obtained from Dixmont by the donor’s mother, Dr. Beryl R. Johnson, who worked as a psychologist from 1970 to 1980. The quilt maker is unknown.
Related institution
Dixmont State Hospital
Previous owner
Dr. Beryl R. Johnson
Terms
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1976
1922
c. 1875
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