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Scenes of American Life
Possibly made by: Mrs. Cecil White (probably Hartford, CT)
American
About 1920
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave, twill, and compound weave; silk plain weave, pieced and applied top tied to backing
Dimensions
Length x width: 195.6 × 152.4 cm (77 × 60 in.)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund, Elizabeth M. and John F. Paramino Fund in memory of John F. Paramino, Boston Sculptor, Frank B. Bemis Fund, and John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession Number2018.119
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionQuilt composed of 55 vignettes depicting figures engaged in various pursuits, including a bartender serving his patrons, a rodeo star, tennis players, golfers, baseball players, a billiards scene, sweethearts, a man who has climbed up a ladder to his paramour, a man in uniform, a man getting his shoes shined, among many other identifiable scenes - all bordered by touring cars, pickup trucks, and steam locomotives.
Provenance1972, Rhea Goodman Quilt Gallery, Inc., New York; 1988, sold by Rhea Goodman Quilt Gallery, Inc. to American Hurrah, New York; by 2000, sold by American Hurrah to Gail and Michael Mendelson, Mendelson Collection, New York; sold by Mendelson's to Frank Giampietro Gallery, New Haven, CT; sold by Giampietro Gallery to Ricco/Maresca Gallery, New York; sold by Ricco/Maresca Gallery to private Massachusetts collection; March 3, 2018, American Furniture and Decorative Arts sale (3080B), Skinner, Boston, lot 52, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 25, 2018)