Object Details
- Description
- Quilted in Topeka, Indiana, in the first half of the twentieth century, this is an example of the pattern referred to as “Path through the Woods.” Made of cottons, mainly solid colored tan and red, the blocks are framed by a 2¼-inch red inner border and a 6½-inch tan outer border. The quilt has a blue binding. It is both hand- and machine-pieced; the blocks are joined with machine stitching. An 8-pointed star is quilted in the center of each block. This is an instance of Amish quilting done outside of traditional Pennsylvania areas.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- quilter
- unknown
- Date made
- 1900-1950
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Robert B. Stephens
- Physical Description
- fabric, cotton (overall material)
- thread, cotton (overall material)
- filling, cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 80 in x 68 in; 204 cm x 173 cm
- Object Name
- quilt
- Object Type
- quilts
