Pieced quilt, variation on the Double Wedding Ring pattern. Largely hand sewn. Hand quilted. Binding machine sewn on front, secured by hand sewing on the back. Some machine sewing to secure interior curves of outside edge. Cotton and cotton blends. Pieced triangles made from a diverse collection of dress weight cottons, 1970s and later. Coarsely hand quilted. Polyester fiberfill batting.
Donor:
Norma Hill
Collection place:
Mississippi
Verbatim coll. place:
Mississippi
Culture or time period:
African American
Maker or artist:
Mrs. Ailene Pearson
Collector:
William Ferris
Collection date:
April 1988
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
June 9, 1988
Context of use:
Made for personal use. Sold when the market developed.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 208 centimeters and width 176.5 centimeters
Comment:
Description: Other names for this pattern: Pickle Dish, Indian Wedding Ring. Native name and meaning: Rattlesnake quilt. The triangles reflect the markings of a snake. References: Vlach, John M. "The Afro-American Tradition in Decorative Arts", Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, 1977. Leon, Eli, "Who''d A Thought It", San Francisco, SF Craft & Folk Art Museum, 1987. Bishop, Robert, "The Romance of the Double Wedding Ring Quilt", New York, Dutton, 1989. Brackman, Barbara, "An Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns", Revised. Vol. 1, 1984.