1900 - 1950 Mennonite "Sawtoothed Bars" Quilt

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Object Details

quilter

unknown

Description

Quilted in Ohio in the first half of the twentieth century, this is a Mennonite or possibly Amish version of the “Sawtoothed Bars” pattern. It is two-toned, made of plain-woven red and green cottons. Outline quilting was done on the sawtooth triangles, and all other areas were quilted in a diagonal grid with grey-green cotton thread.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Robert B. Stephens

Date made

1900-1950

ID Number

1985.0029.02

catalog number

1985.0029.02

accession number

1985.0029

Object Name

quilt

Object Type

quilts

Physical Description

fabric, cotton (overall material)

thread, cotton (overall material)

filling, cotton (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 85 in x 84 in; 215 cm x 213 cm

place made

United States: Ohio

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Quilting

Mennonites

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-c5a2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_556191