Beauty of the Frontier: American Patchwork Quilts from the Collection of the Spencer Museum of Art
Exhibition
Exhibition Overview

Beauty of the Frontier: American Patchwork Quilts from the Collection of the Spencer Museum of Art
January 4, 1988–January 10, 1988
Matsuzukaya Department Store, Shizuoka, Japan
Works of art
Mother of Clara Gillham
Unique Rose quilt,
circa 1840–1880
Carrie A. Hall
Carrie A. Hall
Ladyfingers and Sunflowers quilt, or Whig's Defeat quilt,
top circa 1860–1890, quilting early 1900s
Carrie A. Hall
Delectable Mountains quilt, or Sawtooth quilt,
circa 1880–1910
Carrie A. Hall
Maltese Cross quilt, or Pineapple quilt,
circa 1880–1910
Carrie A. Hall
Princess Feather quilt, or Feather Rose quilt,
circa 1925–1950
Carrie A. Hall
Medallion quilt, Bandanna with Four-Patch quilt,
circa 1820–1830
Carrie A. Hall
Carrie A. Hall
Tents of Armageddon quilt,
circa 1875–1910
Julia Ann Chalmers
Sunburst quilt, or Sunflower quilt,
circa 1850
Elizabeth Hart; John Hewson
Elizabeth Hart; John Hewson
Broken Sash quilt,
circa 1820–1850
Elizabeth Hart; John Hewson
Star of Bethlehem quilt,
circa 1880–1910
Elizabeth Hart; John Hewson
Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt, or Hexagon quilt,
circa 1825–1850
Elizabeth Hart; John Hewson
Elizabeth Hart; John Hewson
Broken Sash with Cretonne Prints quilt, or Five-Patch quilt,
circa 1880–1910
Elizabeth Hart; John Hewson
Blazing Star quilt, or Patchwork quilt, or Eight-Point Star quilt,
circa 1870–1900
Elizabeth Hart; John Hewson
Crazy quilt,
circa 1880–1900
Susan Black Stayman
Dahlia Wreath quilt,
1855
Mary M. Stayman
Leaf quilt top,
1923
Mary M. Stayman
Iris quilt,
1925–1940
Rose Frances Good Kretsinger
Rose Frances Good Kretsinger
Oriental Poppy quilt,
1927
Rose Frances Good Kretsinger
Orchid Wreath quilt,
1928
Rose Frances Good Kretsinger
Rose Frances Good Kretsinger
Rose Frances Good Kretsinger
Pride of Iowa quilt,
1927
Rose Frances Good Kretsinger
Ohio Rose quilt,
1926
Anna Gleissner Good
Rose Frances Good Kretsinger
Indiana Wreath quilt,
1927
Rose Frances Good Kretsinger
Rose Frances Good Kretsinger
Wreath of Roses quilt,
1929
Rose Frances Good Kretsinger
New Rose Tree quilt,
1929
Rose Frances Good Kretsinger
Anna Gleissner Good
Christina Hays Malcom
Princess Feather quilt,
1873
Christina Hays Malcom
Kentucky Rose quilt,
circa 1840–1884
Christina Hays Malcom
Goose Tracks quilt, or Bear's Paw quilt,
circa 1870–1884
Christina Hays Malcom
Christina Hays Malcom
Blackford's Beauty quilt, or Nine-Patch Star quilt,
circa 1870–1884
Christina Hays Malcom
Drunkard's Path quilt,
circa 1870–1884
Harriett Theetge James
Irish Chain quilt, or Double Nine-Patch without border quilt,
circa 1900–1925
Harriett Theetge James; Mary Eliza Theetge Malcom
Seven Sisters quilt, or Seven Stars quilt,
circa 1900–1929
Emma B. Roessler
Autumn Leaf quilt,
circa 1933–1940
Olive Batchelor Wells
Garden of Eden quilt,
circa 1840–1860
Friends of Anthony Coler and Matilda Charlotte Cook Coler
Elizabeth Paulina Shinabarger Waddle
Log Cabin Sunshine & Shadow quilt,
circa 1860–1880
Anna Marie Espenlaub
Grandmother's Dream quilt,
circa 1925–1950
Maria Kemper Kunkel
Martha A. Kinsgston Haggard