Log Cabin, Barn Raising Variation quilt
Mrs. Herrick
(b. 1798)
1879
Place of OriginWestminster, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueFoundation pieced top of cotton and silk in variety of structures including silk velet with silk embroidery, silk plain weave backing quiltied to unknown material
DimensionsHeight x width: 191.8 x 190.5 cm (75 1/2 x 75 in.)
Credit LineFrank B. Bemis Fund, John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund, Elizabeth M. and John F. Paramino Fund in memory of John F. Paramino, Boston Sculptor, Helen B. Sweeney Fund, Mary L. Smith Fund, Textile Income Purchase Fund, Joyce Arnold Rusoff Fund, and Alice J. Morse Fund
Accession number2014.1856
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ProvenanceBefore 2014, acquired by the Pilgrim / Roy Collection, Warner, NH; 2014, sold by Gerald E. Roy to the MFA. (Accession date: December 10, 2014)
mid to late 1860s