Quilt Block, Dutch Doll
Object number1988.017.07
Dateca 1940
Associated LocationMagnolia, Arkansas, United States of America
MediumCotton
Dimensions10 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (26.7 x 29.2 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionA Dutch Doll quilt block. The block features a dutch doll pattern in white and red. The pattern was hand pieced and set upon a white cotton field. It features black thread, batting, and backing in cotton. there is a 2 3/4" tear across the dress and the edges are frayed and worn.This quilt is classified as a heritage quilt made by Black Arkansas quilters. It is an appliqued quilted block that has been cut away from a whole quilt. The pattern is referenced by the quilter as being brought to Louisiana from Arkansas when she and her husband moved to Shreveport in 1957 as a quilt pattern fragment. The quiltmaker said she “intended to use them someday.” In the book A Piece of My Soul: Quilts by Black Arkansans, the pattern is referred to as Dutch Doll.
Pattern pieces were likely sourced from scrap fabrics from other textiles such as clothing, bedding, or another blanket/quilt
Status
Not on view
ca 1940-1950
c.1955-1965
c. 1950
1930-1940
1965-1975