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Quilts ➔ Appliqued And Pieced Quilt, Pineapple And Roses Pattern
Identifier:
127284Description:
Twelve, 15 1/2" white cotton squares have green and orange pineapples and green and red roses appliqued to them. The rosebuds are stuffed. The blocks are set straight with no sashing between them. There is a 1 1/2" inner sawtooth border made of alternating triangles of orange and green. The 10 1/2" wide outer border has a continuous red rose and green vine applique. Carmel colored binding. Muslin Sleeve.A kit to reproduce this quilt was created by members of the West Michigan Quilter's Guild and can be found in the Museum's archives.Date:
1860Materials:
Hand Appliqued, Stuffed Work, Hand Quilted, 10 Stitches Per Inch, Cotton Top, Backing, Filling, BindingDimensions:
87.5" h 72. 5/8" wCurrent Location Status:
In StorageSource:
Gift Of Link, Mrs. Flora E.Exhibit/Program:
Furniture City (1994 – 2013)Furniture City was one of the signature core exhibits installed at the Grand Rapids Public Museum's new Van Andel Museum Center when it opened in 1994. At approximately 10,000 square feet, the exhibit occupied a significant portion of the museum's second floor and contained hundreds of pieces of Grand Rapids Furniture. The exhibition was accompanied by the authoritative book on the subject, "Grand Rapids Furniture", by GRPM curator Christian Carron. The Furniture City exhibit told a comprehensive story of the Furniture Industry in Grand Rapids, from its origins in the years after the Civil War, up to the present day with office and fixed seating manufacturers like Steelcase and American Seating. The exhibition was significantly reduced in size in 2013 to make room for a new gallery and was closed in 2019.
