photo by James Cummings
Sometimes, one just gets plain lucky, and that was the case when we were given an early twentieth century quilt, seen here. This quilt is quite colorful, as you can see, and was made in the twentieth century by the (late) grandmother of someone we know well. Today, most people would call this pattern design, “Trip Around the World,” or “Trip ‘Round the World.”
Observe the various colors of green that the quilter chose. The variations make this graphic quilt quite interesting.
The backing is very pretty and reminds one of the colors of Tuscany, as the person who gave us the quilt mentioned.
We love this quilt and will investigate the facts to try to ascertain when it was made, and when its maker was born and died. My first best guess as to its date is circa 1935. By the way, “circa” to historians means ten years on either side of a date, or “around.” We shall see what we shall see.
Patricia Cummings
