Object Record
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Metadata
Collection |
Benberry, Cuesta |
Object Name |
Block, Quilt |
Title |
Panel XV (Panel 15) |
Date |
/ /99 |
Description |
A display panel of 15 quilt blocks mounted on solid gray cotton. The individual blocks are attached to the underlying panel with basting stitches at the top of each block. The blocks are, (listed from top down, proper right to proper left, followed by the object ID number), Butterfly One 1999.001.181a Irish Chain/ Pieced Roses 1999.001.209 Old-Fashioned Bouquet 1999.001.197 Conventional Flower 1999.001.240 Poinsettia 1999.001.300 Regal Lily 1999.001.199 Bleeding Heart 1999.001.217 Railroad Crossing 1999.001.211 Strawberry 1999.001.277 Market Square 1999.001.192 May Basket 1999.001.193 Pieced Tulip 1999.001.226 Butterfly Two 1999.001.182 George Washington's Cherry Tree 1999.001.188 Butterfly Three 1999.001.181b |
Provenance |
The panel was created by The Quilters Hall of Fame for an exhibition titled "Evidences of Friendships: The Quilt Block Collection of Cuesta Benberry, St. Louis Missouri:. It hung in the Marion Public Library during Celebration Week in 1999.. The exhibition was curated by Hazel Carter, the founder of The Quilters Hall of Fame and sponsored by Karen Alexander of Vienna, VA. The blocks are from the collection of Cuesta Benberry who was an African-American quilt historian and researcher; The blocks on this panel were all made by several of Cuesta's friends and Round Robin correspondent. |
Artist |
Benberry, Cuesta |
Artist Role |
Collector |
Dimensions |
H-84 W-43 inches |
People |
Benberry, Cuesta |
Source |
Benberry, Cuesta |
Object ID |
1999.001.915 |