Quilt: A Century of Progress

Richard H. Rowley (American, died 1968)

Mrs. Louise Rowley (American)

1933

Medium/TechniqueCotton plain weave and sateen, appliqued, embroidered and quilted by hand

DimensionsOverall: 218.4 × 195.6 cm (86 × 77 in.)

Credit LineMary S. and Edward J. Holmes Fund

Accession number2019.534

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InscriptionsEntry tag sewn to bottom right corner: "I certify that this quilt is entirely of my own making, and that it has never been exhibited previously." Mrs. Louise Rowley, Chicago, Illinois

Provenance1933, entered by the artist’s mother, Mrs. Louise Rowley, in the Sears National Quilt Contest, Chicago; 1968, inherited by the artist’s son, Harry B. Rowley; 1997, consigned by Harry B. Rowley to an auction house in northern Georgia; 1998, sold at auction to Merikay Waldvogel, Knoxville, TN; 2019, sold by Merikay Waldvogel to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 24, 2019)