Object Record
Metadata
Collection |
Benberry, Cuesta |
Object Name |
Block, Quilt |
Title |
Panel VII Panel 7) |
Date |
07 / /99 |
Description |
A display panel of 16 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), Rose 1999.001.139 H Block 1999.001.111 Greek Cross 1999.001.110 Star Flower 1999.001.148 Sarah's Favorite 1999.001.141 Rolling Star 1999.001.137 Crazy Quilt Bouquet 1999.001.090Hills and Valleys 1999.001.112 Snake's Trail 1999.001.144 Evergreen Tree 1999.001.102 Charm Star 1999.001.085 Cornucopia 1999.001.089 Scottish Cross 1999.001.142 Jackson Star 1999.001.117 Pinwheel 1999.001.134 Nosegay 1999.001. 129 |
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..rion Public Library during Celebration Week. 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 Cuesta's friend and Round Robin correspondent, Nancy Horvat of East St. Loius, IL., |
Artist |
Benberry, Cuesta |
Artist Role |
Collector |
Dimensions |
H-84 W-43 inches |
People |
Benberry, Cuesta Horvat, Nancy |
Source |
Benberry, Cuesta |
Object ID |
1999.001.907 |