Top Left:
Hannah Greenlee (American, ca. 1827-before 1896)
and Emm Greenlee (American, died ca. 1910)
Crazy Quilt, begun by Hannah and finished by her daughter, Emm, 1896
Fabric scraps (some homespun)
Length 90 in., width 70 in. (228.6 x 181.6 cm)
Gift of Ruth Greenlee
Historic Carson House, Marion, N.C.
Top Right:
Susan Noakes McCord (1829-1909;
McCordsville, Hancock County, Indiana)
Grandmother's Fan Quilt, ca. 1900
Wool, silk, and cotton
Length 80 1/2 in., width 70 1/2 in. (204.47 x 179.07 cm)
From the Collections of The Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan
Bottom Row, L-R
Bars Pattern Quilt, ca. 1920
Top: plain-weave wool;
Back: grey-and-blue plain-weave cotton
Overall dimensions 72 x 80 in. (182.9 x 203.2 cm)
Gift of "The Great Women of Lancaster"
Collections of the Heritage Center of Lancaster County
Bar Pattern Quilt, ca. 1925
Top: plain-weave wool;
Back: brown-and-white printed-check plain-weave cotton
Overall dimensions 77.5 x 77.5 in. (196.9 x 196.9 cm)
Given in memory of Louise Stoltzfus
Collections of the Heritage Center of Lancaster County
Split Bars Pattern Quilt, ca. 1935
Top: plain-weave and crepe wool;
Back: black and white twill printed-pattern plain-weave cotton
Overall dimensions 76 x 76 in. (193 x 193 cm)
Collections of the Heritage Center of Lancaster County
Lone Star Pattern Quilt, ca. 1920
Top: plain-weave wool;
Back: red, green, and white printed-plaid, plain-weave cotton
Overall dimensions 89 x 89 in. (226.1 x 226.1 cm)
Gift of Irene N. Walsh
Collections of the Heritage Center of Lancaster County
Bars - Wild Goose Chase Pattern Quilt, ca. 1920
Top: Plain-weave and crepe wool;
Back: wine-and-white floral-print, plain-weave cotton
Overall dimensions 72.5 x 79.5 in. (184.2 x 201.9 cm)
Gift of Irene N. Walsh
Collections of the Heritage Center of Lancaster County
Diamond in the Square - Sunshine
and Shadow Variation Pattern Quilt, ca. 1935
Top: purple plain-and twill-weave wool;
Back: purple twill-weave cotton
Overall dimensions 80 x 80 in (203.2 x 203.2 cm)
Gift of "The Great Women of Lancaster"
Collections of the Heritage Center of Lancaster County
Download the individual chapter for Various Artists, Quilts of the 19th and 20th Centuries.
Download the full Pilot Resource Book (4.29 MB) for Picturing America.
About Picturing America:
Picturing America is a K-12 teaching tool created by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The tool consists of 40 art-historic that represent several centuries of U.S. history.
Hannah Greenlee (American, ca. 1827-before 1896)
and Emm Greenlee (American, died ca. 1910)
Crazy Quilt, begun by Hannah and finished by her daughter, Emm, 1896
Fabric scraps (some homespun)
Length 90 in., width 70 in. (228.6 x 181.6 cm)
Gift of Ruth Greenlee
Historic Carson House, Marion, N.C.
Top Right:
Susan Noakes McCord (1829-1909;
McCordsville, Hancock County, Indiana)
Grandmother's Fan Quilt, ca. 1900
Wool, silk, and cotton
Length 80 1/2 in., width 70 1/2 in. (204.47 x 179.07 cm)
From the Collections of The Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan
Bottom Row, L-R
Bars Pattern Quilt, ca. 1920
Top: plain-weave wool;
Back: grey-and-blue plain-weave cotton
Overall dimensions 72 x 80 in. (182.9 x 203.2 cm)
Gift of "The Great Women of Lancaster"
Collections of the Heritage Center of Lancaster County
Bar Pattern Quilt, ca. 1925
Top: plain-weave wool;
Back: brown-and-white printed-check plain-weave cotton
Overall dimensions 77.5 x 77.5 in. (196.9 x 196.9 cm)
Given in memory of Louise Stoltzfus
Collections of the Heritage Center of Lancaster County
Split Bars Pattern Quilt, ca. 1935
Top: plain-weave and crepe wool;
Back: black and white twill printed-pattern plain-weave cotton
Overall dimensions 76 x 76 in. (193 x 193 cm)
Collections of the Heritage Center of Lancaster County
Lone Star Pattern Quilt, ca. 1920
Top: plain-weave wool;
Back: red, green, and white printed-plaid, plain-weave cotton
Overall dimensions 89 x 89 in. (226.1 x 226.1 cm)
Gift of Irene N. Walsh
Collections of the Heritage Center of Lancaster County
Bars - Wild Goose Chase Pattern Quilt, ca. 1920
Top: Plain-weave and crepe wool;
Back: wine-and-white floral-print, plain-weave cotton
Overall dimensions 72.5 x 79.5 in. (184.2 x 201.9 cm)
Gift of Irene N. Walsh
Collections of the Heritage Center of Lancaster County
Diamond in the Square - Sunshine
and Shadow Variation Pattern Quilt, ca. 1935
Top: purple plain-and twill-weave wool;
Back: purple twill-weave cotton
Overall dimensions 80 x 80 in (203.2 x 203.2 cm)
Gift of "The Great Women of Lancaster"
Collections of the Heritage Center of Lancaster County
Download the individual chapter for Various Artists, Quilts of the 19th and 20th Centuries.
Download the full Pilot Resource Book (4.29 MB) for Picturing America.
About Picturing America:
Picturing America is a K-12 teaching tool created by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The tool consists of 40 art-historic that represent several centuries of U.S. history.