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Title:
Nursery Rhyme Quilt
Artist(s): Maker Unknown
Dimensions: 74" x 78"
Date Made: ca. 1910
Collection: Great Lakes Quilt Center/Michigan State University Museum, #2001:160.7,
Deborah Harding Redwork Collection
Photo Credit: Fumio Ichikawa
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The "Nursery Rhyme Quilt" may have been embroidered by several different people, possibly children. It is not uncommon for Redwork blocks to have been stitched by children. The simple stitches used in Redwork could teach embroidery skills and many of the whimsical designs found in Redwork would have appealed to children.
Representations from a number of nursery rhymes included on this quilt are Goosey Goosey Gander, Who Killed Cock Robin?, Old Mother Hubbard, Humpty Dumpty, and Mother Goose. A number of companies offered perforated patterns and stamped linens in sets advertised as Mother Goose or Nursery Rhymes.
An intriguing design found on the quilt is the boat located in the quilt's fifth row. It is a depiction of the Hudson River Day Lines' Henrick Hudson. The embroidered design may have been a penny square sold in souvenir shops at the pier or distributed to commemorate the boat's maiden voyage in 1906. |
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