QUILT INDEX RECORD

33-29-70

Description of quilt:

Mrs. M. A. Harvey of Springfield, MA won first place in the Boston region. Where is her quilt?

Essay:

The 1933 Sears National Quilt Contest was announced in January 1933 with a deadline of May 15, 1933. Over 24,000 quilts were entered at local Sears stores or sent to one of 10 regional mail order houses. Quilts were judged at each site with the top three winners moving onto the next round. Finally just 30 quilts reached the final judging held at the Sears Pavilion on the 1933 Chicago World's Fair site. Mrs. M. A. Harvey of Springfield, MA won first place in the Boston region. Where is her quilt? Her is the only first place quilt that has not been located. Mrs. Harvey's quilt was on display in 1933 at the Sears Pavilion along with the other 30 finalists. In 1934, her quilt hung with the ten top regional winners again at the Sears Pavilion. It was photographed there. Dr. William Rush Dunton Jr. visited the exhibit and jotted down notes about most of the contest quilts. His comments: "Bowl of Flowers blue and white scalloped edge."

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project

Who documented this quilt?

Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project Number:

097

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Bowl of Flowers

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Time period:

1930-1949

Quilt top made by:

Harvey, Mrs. M. A.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Springfield

Where the quilt was made, state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Challenge or Contest entry

Contests entered:

Sears Quilt Contest, 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Merikay Waldvogel and Barbara Brackman. Patchwork Souvenirs of the 1933 World's Fair (Nashville, TN: Rutledge Hill Press, 1993), 97, 108.

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

Photo of 10 regional winning quilts on p 97 Patchwork Souvenirs.

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's city:

Springfield

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

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