Bridal Wreath Quilt
- Cotton
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95 x 74 in
(241.3 x 187.96 cm)
- Hattie Hilty
White cotton whole cloth quilt with pink, aqua, yellow cotton strips appliqued to form a scalloped border. Quilt center is an embroidered floral oval of colored flowers surrounding joined hearts to make the Bridal Wreath Center. Lucy helped her mother, Hattie Geiger Hilty quilt this one. It has flowing feathers around the wreath designs. Hattie made four identical quilts--one for each of her children.
Techniques: Hand quilted, hand embroidered
Culture: American
Geographic Location: North and Central America, United States
Credit Line: Gift of Rosemary Mucklow, The Lucy Hilty Collection
- Subject Matter: Depression Era
- Created: 1941
- Inventory Number: 2003.306.009