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Featured quilt: Nine Patch Quilt
Accession number H11281

Description of Top
Scrap double nine patch quilt (99 ¼" x 97 ¼") in brown, green, pink, and blue with pink border. Quilt top is cotton. Fabric prints include check, dot, floral, stripe, geometric, plaid, conversation prints, paisley, and solid. Structure consists of 81 alternating blocks: 41 pieced, 40 plain. Set is 9 x 9. Single border on four sides (4 7/8" x 4 3/8" x 4 7/8" x 4 5/8").

Quilt Back
Muslin in three pieces.

Quilting
Hand quilted, @ 8 stitches per inch, medium quantity and fineness. Cross-hatch in alternate blocks; diagonal quilting in pieced blocks.

Finishing
Straight edges, square corners. Self bound, backing brought to front.

Condition
Minimal damage, stains overall, small tear on border.

Miscellaneous
Intriguing fabrics, some nine patch blocks use same fabrics, some different fabrics. Intriguing pink basket weave fabric. Susan Cockrell stated: "I feel that the pieced top is old, and was mounted and quilted probably in this 20th century."

Descriptive data collected by Elizabeth Hoffman and Shannon Myers, January 2001

Nine Patch Quilt, 20th century
Nine Patch Quilt, 20th century

Variety of scrap fabrics
Variety of scrap fabrics

Fabric detail, pink basket weave
Fabric detail, pink basket weave

Horner Collection Homepage - Cockrell Quilt Collection
Taxidermy Collection

Oregon State University Horner Museum Collection
sponsored and supported in part by the
Horner Museum Fund
 

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Philomath, Oregon
The Benton County Historical Society is a nonprofit corporation that operates museum facilities for the preservation of history and culture.  Its mission is to:

  1. Preserve the material and intellectual culture of Benton County, Oregon, by acquiring and caring for significant collections that illustrate and interpret the history of the area and its relationship to the world;
  2. Enrich people's lives through exhibitions and educational programs.