Late -19th-century charm quilt
Geometry gives us many ways to set hexagons together.
Some of the most amazing are medallions that radiate out from a 6-pointed star.
It's a challenge to keep these designs going
Collection: Missouri Historical Society
Indianapolis Museum of Art
It's supposed to have 19,567 hexagons.
They are all variations of BlockBase #160.
Here are two small shots I found on the internet,
both look to be mid to late 20th century.
As with all hexagon quilts one has to resolve the edges.
Six sided textiles make better table cloths than bed coverings.
Art Institute of Chicago
"Fragment" from the collection of the Quilters' Guild, UK
Shown in Chicago.
Patricia Smith Collection
The king of star medallions is Albert Small of Ottawa, Illinois
whose three mosaic quilts are in the collection of the Illinois
State Museum.
Click on these Quilt Index links to see all three
http://www.quiltindex.org/fulldisplay.php?kid=16-33-2
http://www.quiltindex.org/fulldisplay.php?kid=16-33-13B
http://www.quiltindex.org/fulldisplay.php?kid=16-33-13C
And here's a link to his chief competitor Grace Snyder's star hexagon medallion at the International Quilt Study Center and Museum:
http://newsroom.unl.edu/releases/2013/11/26/Program+teaches+history+via+beloved+quilter,+'Pioneer+Girl'+Grace+Snyder
I remained stunned that anyone has the stamina to make these huge, complex quilts.
ReplyDeleteI remained stunned that anyone has the stamina to make these huge, complex quilts.
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful! Love browsing and then knowing where to come back for more info!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm really enjoying your tesselation series. I've made countless hexagon quilts and have many on the go. One of my favourites is my version of a quilt made in 1830 by Elizabeth Van Horne Clarkson and it is now owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I made my version from a small black and white picture but had no information about who made the quilt, where it resided or its history. Thirteen years after I finished mine I came across the original. I would be happy to send you a link to my quilt if you are interested in seeing it!
ReplyDeleteOh do send a link.I intend to do a post on quilts copied from that photo. I may have yours already!
DeleteI wrote several posts about this quilt but here is one that shows the original quilt, a later version of the same quilt and my version of the quilt. http://faeriesandfibres.blogspot.ca/2014/02/a-question-about-basting-and-another.html
DeleteI think this blog is going to be more temptation than is good for me, Barbara! But, thanks so much for doing it -- it's really generous, and I think it will inspire a lot of people. (And probably me...)
ReplyDeleteOMG I love these. I want to do some things other than grandmother's flower garden. I was sure it it was possible. YAY. These are marvelous.
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