Old Fashioned Nosegay quilt block, Carrie A. Hall

Artwork Overview

1866–1955
Old Fashioned Nosegay quilt block, circa 1930
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: appliqué; cotton
Credit line: Gift of Carrie A. Hall
Accession number: 1938.0559
Not on display

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Label texts

Archive Label 2003: Although this block’s name suggests a traditional pattern, it is thought to be a 20th-century design. The paper holder for the nosegay is made of lace.

Exhibitions

Citations

Havig, Bettina. Carrie Hall Blocks: Over 800 Historical Patterns from the collection of the Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas. Paducah: American Quilter's Society, 1999.

Quilts in the World. Japan: N.Seto (?), 2008.

Shankel, Carol, ed. American Quilt Renaissance: Three Women who Influenced Quiltmaking in the Early 20th century. Tokyo, Japan: Kokusai Art, 1997.

Hall, Carrie A, and Rose G. Kretsinger. The Romance of the Patchwork Quilt in America. Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd, 1947.