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Diagonal Tulip
Mary Jane Fix Kesterson (Augusta County), c. 1848 84.5" x 88" A swag border with ties surrounds a field of
diagonal tulips that separate in the center into a mirror image. (Diagonal
tulips are also seen in No. 16, also made in Augusta County.) A variety
of quilting designs covers the piece, including feathers, hearts, berries,
and flowers.
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Sampler album friendship quilt
Patrick and Massie family and friends "Locust Isle," "Walnut Hills," "Poplar Grove," Waynesboro (Augusta County) dated 1849-50 100" x 100" This remarkable quilt top is unusual in its overall size, the large blue sashing that divides the piece into 64 small squares, and the variety of delicate and graceful patterns. It is inspired by the Baltimore album-type quilt of the period, but is a local and very personal interpretation. |
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Album quilt Made by Melinda McCorkle Bumgardner "Bethel Green," (Augusta County) dated 1855 89" x 96" This quilt is a tour de force in an individual
interpretation of the Baltimore album style. Melinda Bumgardner made it
for her daughter Eugenia's fifteenth birthday. Inscribed with the names
of Eugenia's parents and siblings, it is an important family document which
continues to be passed down through the family to each succeeding Eugenia.
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