Quilt
Object number2019.84.1
Date1976
OriginScott Township, PA
MediumBurlap; Fabric; Yarn; Thread; Graphite; Metal
Credit LineGift of Estate of James Colker
DescriptionBurlap quilt constructed from 201 squares with a long rectangular title block along top. Edged with red fabric. Each square is embroidered with thick yarn of various colors.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 115 × 201.25 × 0.5 in. (292.1 × 511.2 × 1.3 cm)InscriptionsBlue embroidered text along top title panel "SAMUEL S. NIXON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COMMEMORATES THE BICENTENNIAL 1776-1976".
Each square has an embroidered year at top (1776-1976) and many squares have embroidered text describing the event.
MarksEach square has the student artist's embroidered initials in one corner.
Historical NotesQuilt made to commemorate the United States Bicentennial in 1976. Janice (Seiner) Colker was an artist and art teacher. While teaching at Samuel S. Nixon Elementary School in Scott Township in the mid-1970s, she oversaw a student quilt honoring the United States Bicentennial by documenting a moment from each year of the existence of the republic.
Related institution
Samuel S. Nixon Elementary School
Related person
Janice Colker
On View
Not on view
Sarah Anderson Murphy
c. 1961