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Collection |
Brackman, Barbara |
Object Name |
Quilt, Wall Hanging |
Title |
Opus 81 |
Year Range from |
2009 |
Year Range to |
2018 |
Description |
Medallion style quilt with a center of unequal nine patch extending into the beginnings of a single chain. There is an inner border of flying geese and an outer border of squares. The fabric line is "Arnold's Attic" by Barbara Brackman, taken from fabrics found in Arnold Savage's family's fabric collection. The colors are earth tones in browns, rusts, dull greens, dull blues and tans. The background is a cream shirting with a print of shaded dark ovals. The same fabric cut on the straight grain forms the binding. The backing is cream muslin. The machine quilting is in a square around the center of the nine patch and extends in chevrons in all four directions. The flying geese are quilted three parallel lines and the squares in the outer border in Xs. Two labels are applied to the hanging sleeve, both with machine zigzag: The first is the selvage of one of the fabrics printed: "Arnold's Attic by Barbara Brackman for Moda [copyright]' The second is a typewritten note on muslin: "About the summer of 2009 Barbara Brackman stopped at my house and we went through my ancestor's collection of old antique fabrics up in my attic. We 'oohed' and 'aahed' all afternoon. Barbara was particularly fascinated by quite a few, so I gave her cuttings. 'Arnold's Attic' fabric line was the result of that wonderful visit. I was given samples of all the prints and colorways, so I made this small quilt from most of them for anyone to study. Moda said it was one of their best sellers. They sold out of their run completely. I laid it aside in my 'work pile' and in April 2018 decided to quilt this little gem for research purposes." Below that is handwritten: "Opus 81 Arnold Hegy Savage" |
Provenance |
Donated by Arnold Savage at Celebration, July 2018. |
Artist |
Arnold Savage |
Artist Role |
Designer |
Dimensions |
W-30.75 L-34 inches |
People |
Brackman, Barbara Savage, Arnold |
Source |
Savage, Arnold |
Object ID |
2019.006.001 |