Object number:
H76.238.1
Object name:
quilt
Date made:
1922
Material/Technique:
Appliqued and embroidered cotton
Dimensions:
W: 71 in
Credit line:
Gift of Mrs. Claire Elliott
Copyright status:
Copyright Undetermined
Physical description:
appliqued and embroidered cotton friendship quilt; Condition: excellent. 71" x 85 1/2".
Content description:
Made by women of the First Methodist Church (24th and Broadway, Oakland) asking 10 cent donation for each signature. Quilt was later given to donor's mother, Harriet Davis Williams (Mrs. Harry C. Williams) as top "saleswoman" for "Selling the most names.
Places:
Oakland
Organizations:
First Methodist Church, Oakland
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