Object Details
- Wolff, Amelia Josephine Papelka
- Description
- This appliqued “Sunbonnet Sue’" pattern crib quilt was made by Amelia Josephine (nee Papelka) Wolff for her grandniece, Jean Lee Eareckson, about 1930. Amelia, born 1867, immigrated as a baby to Iowa with her parents and siblings from Crudim, E. Bohemia. She married Andrew Wolff, a brick merchant and they lived in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Amelia died in 1937.
- The “Sunbonnet Sue” pattern was a popular pattern in the early 20th century; this one is hand stitched, hand quilted, appliqued and embroidered. The sunbonnet babies are grouped in two rows in sets of 4; the hands and feet are outlined in black. A floral design was used for the quilting pattern on the pink border; grid quilting for the center.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Jean Lee Eareckson
- 1925 - 1935
- ID Number
- 2003.0188.01
- accession number
- 2003.0188
- catalog number
- 2003.0188.01
- Object Name
- QUILT
- quilt
- Physical Description
- cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 53 in x 37 in; 135 cm x 94 cm
- place made
- United States: Iowa, Iowa
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- Domestic Furnishings
- Textiles
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Quilting
- Record ID
- nmah_1387828
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-1f6b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
