Object Record
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Metadata
Collection |
Ramsey, Bets |
Object Name |
Quilt, Wall Hanging |
Title |
Wild Goose Chase |
Date |
1994 |
Description |
Three strips of 4" Wild Goose Chase blocks, all pointing vertically in a variety of brown, red, green and Cheddar prints against a cream cotton background. Sashing is a 1970s paisley in blue, rust, tan and white. Outer border is a print of large ovals in blue, olive and rust. Corners are mitered. 1/4" binding is the sashing fabric, straight grain. Backing is a coarse cream cotton. 3.75" muslin hanging sleeve. Hand quilting: outline quilting in the pieced blocks, and an arc quilted along the longest edge of each triangle and a line bisecting each of the setting triangles parallel to the longest edge. Linear quilting in sashing strips. Diagonal grid quilting in the borders. 9 stitches per inch. Predominant colors: browns, pinks, rusts, antique white, blue. Techniques: Hand piecing, hand quilting A provenance label is also on the back. |
Provenance |
From label: "Wild Goose Chase. Pieced strips were given to Elizabeth Richardson by Florence Peto. They may have been in a quilt top taken apart by Peto, a frequent practice of hers, because of threads present. Received by Bets Ramsey, Feb 1994, in badly stained condition. Bleached, repaired, assembled with border print, c 1975, and quilted summer of 1994. Cotton batting. 19 century fabric." |
Artist |
Ramsey, Bets |
Artist Role |
Quiltmaker |
Dimensions |
H-41.25 W-28 inches |
People |
Peto, Florence Ramsey, Bets |
Source |
Ramsey, Bets |
Object ID |
2005.018.016 |