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Wild Goose Chase
Pieced Civil War Quilt
Wild Goose Chase
American, Ohio
1862
Object Place: Adams, Adams Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, USA
Medium/Technique
Printed cotton plain weave, pieced and quilted
Dimensions
Overall: 190.5 × 212.1 cm (75 × 83 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Mary S. and Edward J. Holmes Fund, Frank B. Bemis Fund, Elizabeth M. and John F. Paramino Fund in memory of John F. Paramino, Boston Sculptor, Helen B. Sweeney Fund, Textile Income Purchase Fund, Mary L. Smith Fund, Joyce Arnold Rusoff Fund, and Alice J. Morse Fund
Accession Number2013.74
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWilde Goose Chaise Quilt with undyed white ground and polychrome printed cotton chintzes; Embroidered or quilted in the center in white on white: "Our Father Who Art in Heaven" and "Christian A. Fisher 1862" written in quilting." Probaly presented to her son on his being drafted into the Civil War. Edges bound in pink chintz and backed with plain weave undyed cotton.
InscriptionsEmbroidered or quilted in the center in white on white: "Our Father Who Art in Heaven" and "Christian A. Fisher 1862" written in quilting."
ProvenanceBefore 2013, acquired by Gerald E. Roy, Warner, NH; 2013, sold by Roy to the MFA. (Accession date: February 27, 2013)