Barn Raising Quilt (Log cabin variation)

Barn Raising Quilt (Log cabin variation)

1875-1925
Country
United States
Object
quilt
Medium
Pieced silk; hand quilted
Accession Number
1976.42
Credit Line
Neusteter Textile Collection: Gift of Mrs. Harry W. LeFevre
Barn Raising Quilt (Log cabin variation). 1875-1925. Pieced silk; hand quilted. Neusteter Textile Collection: Gift of Mrs. Harry W. LeFevre. 1976.42.
Dimensions
height: 67 in, 170.1800 cm; width: 54 in, 137.1600 cm
Department
Avenir Institute of Textile Arts and Fashion
Collection
Textile Arts and Fashion-American
The light and dark silks of the individual blocks combine to make an overall pattern of concentric diamonds.
Known Provenance
Inherited 1956 by Mrs. Ann Harry W. LeFevre, Jr. [Denver, CO]; gifted June 1976 by Mrs. Ann Harry W. LeFavre, Jr. [Denver, CO] to Denver Art Museum
Exhibition History
  • "Optical Quilts," October 23, 1999 - April 2, 2000 (DAM)