Sunshine and Shadow Amish Quilt

Sunshine and Shadow Amish Quilt

1926
Artist
Annie J. Peight, American, Amish, 1916-
Culture
Amish
Object
quilt
Medium
hand pieced cotton; hand quilted
Accession Number
1985.11
Credit Line
Neusteter Textile Collection: Funds From Colorado Quilting Council and Anonymous Challenge Grant
Annie J. Peight (American, Amish). Sunshine and Shadow Amish Quilt. 1926. hand pieced cotton; hand quilted. Neusteter Textile Collection: Funds From Colorado Quilting Council and Anonymous Challenge Grant. 1985.11.
Dimensions
length: 82 in, 208.2800 cm; width: 75 1/4 in, 191.1350 cm
Department
Avenir Institute of Textile Arts and Fashion
Collection
Textile Arts and Fashion-American
A member of the Byler group of Amish in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, Annie Peight made this quilt when she was ten years old. Her initials can be seen at the top, and the date 1926 is discreetly quilted amid the scrolling vines and acorns in the center of the right side border.
Known Provenance
Purchased February 1985 from Connie Hayes [State College, PA., b. 1950] by the Denver Art Museum
Exhibition History
  • "Cover Story," May 17, 2013 - April 27, 2014 (DAM)

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