Object Details
maker
Weeks, Elizabeth Betsey
Description
A Vermont quilter, Elizabeth Johnson, fashioned this oak themed quilt in the mid-19th century. The 11½-inch blocks are appliqued with flowers and buds and set diagonally with 11½-inch white blocks that are crossed by appliqued bands of rose, green, and pale green. These are framed by a 5½-inch border appliqued with oak leaves. At some point the quilt may have been altered, one side removed and then reset on the cut-down quilt.
Elizabeth (Betsey) Weeks was born on January 18, 1773 in Vermont. She married James Brown Johnson and they lived in Benson, Rutland Co., Vermont. They had one daughter, Relief (1800-1847). According to family information, Elizabeth died on July 31, 1861. She is buried in the Old Benson Cemetery, Vermont. The donor is Elizabeth’s great, great granddaughter.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur John Fraser
date made
1850-1860
ID Number
TE.T13671
accession number
261168
catalog number
T13671
Object Name
quilt
Physical Description
fabric, cotton (overall material)
thread, cotton (overall material)
filling, cotton (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 78 in x 58 in; 198 cm x 147 cm
place made
United States: Vermont, Benson
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Quilting
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_556443