Object Details
maker
McHenry, Kate P.
Description
Pieced in the “Basket” pattern, this quilt was made in the fourth quarter of the nineteenth century. “Keate P. McHenry 1878” is written in ink on one corner. Catherine (Kate) Price McHenry was the daughter of Jane Price Winter, whose “Carpenter’s Wheel” quilt is also in the collection, and Josiah W. McHenry. Kate (Keate) was born in 1850 and lived in La Pile, Union County, Arkansas.
The quilt top consists of forty-two 9¼-inch blocks made of a variety of roller-printed cottons. The blocks are set in a triple sashing of green print and plain white cottons. A miniature “Nine-patch” design is set in the intersections of the sashing. Stripes, checks, small geometrics, plaids, and scallop-shell motifs are represented in the fabrics. This quilt top is among several items that G. Ruth McHenry (Kate’s niece) donated to the Smithsonian.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Miss G. Ruth McHenry
date made
1878
ID Number
TE.T12698
accession number
238478
catalog number
T12698
Object Name
quilt
Physical Description
fabric, cotton (overall material)
thread, cotton (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 87 in x 75 in; 221 cm x 191 cm
place made
United States: Arkansas
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Quilting
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_556393