Object Record
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Metadata
Collection |
Peto, Florence |
Object Name |
Quilt, Wall Hanging |
Title |
Pheasant on Flowers |
Date |
1959 |
Description |
Quilted, appliqued block with homespun linen background. Chintz from 18th Century or early 19th Century. Bird sitting on flowers and leaves. Signature in embroidery: "F PETO" Chintz applique is cut out in one piece and appliqued with tiny whipstitches by hand. Chintz appears to be a block print or has been painted. The blue leaves are slightly off register. Quilting stitches in natural color thread echo the shape of the applique and follow the feathers, neck, body and wing. Signature is in tiny olive stem stitches. |
Provenance |
Fabrics originally owned by Hewlett family of Long Island. Florence Peto bought the fabrics and stitched the block. Florence gave the block to Virginia Avery. Virginia donated the block to The Quilters Hall of Fame. Framing completed 01/31/2013: 2 archival mats, wooden frame, UV protective glass, glare free glass (Tru Vue Museum Glass). Double framed in coral inner and beige outer matt. Dark frame by Jean Easter. Florence Peto notes (on back of framed wall hanging): "Textiles in Picture "Most of the chintzes in this design are 18th Century or very early 19th. The blue-gray-green leaves, the curly ones, may even be 17th Century- the fabric from which they were cut being very old. The background homespun linen was cut from one of the sheets that had been made and used in the Hewlett family of Long Island. When I went to school in Jamaica, L.I., one of my friends and classmates was Edith Chapman; she married before I did- she married Dwight Hewlett. Shortly after the Hewlett property (a large estate) was sold and divided and the present town of Hewlett was named for the original owner. The linens had belonged to Dwight's grandmother and my old antiques-dealer friend, Abigail Stevenson, bought linen and other textiles from the sale. I bought two sheets. They were initialed and numbered, not dated. The bird in the design was cut from a chintz coverlet or comforter that also had belonged to the Hewlett estate. I have quite a large piece left; I would say its origin was English. The small prints may be later than the chintzes. "Florence Peto" |
Artist |
Peto, Florence |
Dimensions |
H-10.75 W-12.25 D-1.5 inches |
People |
Peto, Florence Avery, Virginia |
Relation |
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Source |
Avery, Virginia |
Subjects |
Applique Chintz |
Object ID |
2012.002.001 |