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11-37-7078

Essay:

Light of Liberty
1985-1986
Carol Anne Grotrian
Cambridge, Massachusetts
69"w x 69 1/2"h
Machine pieced; hand appliqué; hand embroidery; hand quilted
Cottons & hand-dyed fabric

"Light of Liberty" was Carole Anne Grotrian's prize-winning entry in The Great American Quilt Contest with the theme "Expressions of Liberty," commemorating the Centennial of the Statue of Liberty in 1986. Her quilt appears on page 73 of the book, "All Flags Flying," by Robert Bishop and Carter Houck. Rather than a literal image of the Statue of Liberty, Carole Anne Grotrian presents an abstract view of the Statue, Bedloe's Island, and the light eminating from Liberty's torch from above.

Gift of Carol Anne Grotrian, 2006.02

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; New England Quilt Museum Collection

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

5532

Alternate inventory control number:

NEQM# 2006.02

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

New England Quilt Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Lowell

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Middlesex

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

69

Length:

69.25

Quilt's title:

Light of Liberty

Quilt top made by:

Grotrian, Carol Anne

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Cambridge

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Cambridge

Where the quilt was made, state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

donated by maker Carol Anne Grotrian

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1985-1986

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, embellishments:

Embroidery

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Hand-dyed

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

circles/diagonals

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10-Sep

Width between quilting lines:

.75"

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Pieced, cotton, plain weave, illusion of a triple border

Binding and edging:

Front turned to back

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Backing, number of pieces:

one piece

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

white [pink tinged]

Inscription, type:

Date

Inscription, content:

1886-1986/Label in shape of a torch

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1886-1986

Inscription, front/back:

on back

Describe where the inscription was found:

on front

Inscription, technique:

Ink

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

label on back

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Original

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

See notes

Details

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Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1986

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

New England Quilt Museum

Cite this Quilt

Grotrian, Carol Ann. Light of Liberty. 1985-1986. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; New England Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-7078. Accessed: 03/29/24

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