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Withering Wetlands Triptych; Original

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11-37-7186

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Withering Wetlands
1995
Nancy Crasco
Massachusetts
135"w x 45"h (in three panels)
Hand appliqué; machine pieced; painted; hand quilted
Cotton & cotton blends, nylon netting, metallic thread, acrylic paint

"Withering Wetlands" portrays the destruction of valuable wetlands... Withing the quilt is the aquatic plant and animal life which is endangered by the menacing machinery and pleasure boats. The machine stitching used as embellishment is a loose interpretation of a chart recording the rise and fall of the tides, and the ellipse of the marsh marigolds represents the solar year. The quilt is part of a series of "Soft Protests" quilts made by Nancy Crasco in the 1990s.

Gift of Nancy Crasco, 2005.02

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:

5698

Alternate inventory control number:

NEQM# 2005.02

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:

43.5 each

Length:

44 each

Quilt's title:

Withering Wetlands Triptych

Quilt top made by:

Crasco, Nancy

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

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

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1995

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, embellishments:

Painting

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

netting, plain weave

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

curved & straight lines

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Binding; pattern:

patterned fabric

Batting:

Polyester

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

[left] 6/[center]4/[right]4

Backing, predominant color:

Red

Inscription, type:

Signature

Inscription, content:

Artist's name,address,panel number

Inscription, front/back:

on back

Inscription, technique:

Attached label

Condition:

Excellent/like new

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Original

Details

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

1995

Embellishments used:

Metallic thread

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

New England Quilt Museum

Cite this Quilt

Crasco, Nanc. Withering Wetlands Triptych. 1995. 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=11-37-7186. Accessed: 03/28/24

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