Regatta quilt
Gerald E. Roy
(born in 1939)
2009
Medium/TechniquePieced top of cotton plain weave, wool twill, cotton; cotton plain weave backing; wool twill binding; quilted
DimensionsLength x width: 119.4 x 119.4 cm (47 x 47 in.)
Credit LineGift of Gerald E. Roy in memory of Paul D. Pilgrim
Accession number2015.994
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
InscriptionsWritten by maker in pen on white piece of cloth sewn to back:
"Gerald E. Roy 2009 - 'Regatta'
Warner, NH
Vintage ticking and blue jeans
Antique homespun
Woven cotton check ca. 1910
Wool
Hand quilted - wool/poly thread
woven tape binding
2009"Provenance1996, made by Gerald E. Roy, Warner, NH; 2015, gift of the artist to the MFA. (Accession date: April 22, 2015)
about 1930
about 1930
about 1890
about 1890
about 1920
1920-1930
about 1930
1840–1850s
1900-1910