There Was An Old Man Quilt
- Cotton
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35 x 53 in
(88.9 x 134.62 cm)
- Dorothy Vance
This is the only one of the 21st Century quilts to be "made of whole cloth." Freshly conceived and made without reliance on the historical research or period photographs that she used for her other quilts, it allowed Dorothy's imagination and flair for tortured rhymes to come to the fore. Unfortunately, she discovered along the way that this format required too much stitching of the limericks and not enough creation of the illustrations. She became bored with this project and decided to limit it to only nine patches, though she had several more limericks written, including at least two more that employed rhymes based on Berkeley street names.
Techniques: hand pieced, hand stitched, appliqued, embroidered, tied
Culture: America
Geographic Location: North America, California
Credit Line: Gift of Vance Family Trust
- Subject Matter: Art Quilt
- Created: 2005
- Inventory Number: 2008.393.009