Quilt
Artist/Maker
Vogler, Lavinia
Place Made
Salem North Carolina United States of America
Date Made
1852-1853
Medium
cotton
Dimensions
LOA 90 1/2; WOA 74
Accession Number
4173.5
Description
DESCRIPTION: This cotton quilt has thirty alternating blocks. Every other block is plain muslin fabric with a stitched wreath design in the center. The other blocks are pieced showing a central flower with surrounding buds. The flowers are composed of three contrasting fabrics: one red, one white with a red tattersall design (woven, check pattern) and one with a green-leaf design. The whole quilt is surrounded by a border made of these three fabrics (front only). The edge of the quilt (front and back) is a 1/4″ strip of red, pink and white plain fabric. the backing of the quilt is plain muslin fabric.
History
LABEL NOTES: Attached note reads: “Made by Lavenia Vogler about 1853. Loaned by her daughter [?] M. Fries;”
Note: This is an old note; the quilt was given to Old Salem in 1993 by Mr. and Mrs. Leinbach.
Second note reads: “Old quilt made by Lavenia Vogler about 1852 or 1853. “Mama Rosie [?] wants ‘Peggy’ L. to have it when she dies (for Margaret). Nov 11-1932-Dora & I packing quilts after the aux. showing 1936.”
Note: This is an old note; the quilt was given to Old Salem in 1993 by Mr. and Mrs. Leinbach.
Second note reads: “Old quilt made by Lavenia Vogler about 1852 or 1853. “Mama Rosie [?] wants ‘Peggy’ L. to have it when she dies (for Margaret). Nov 11-1932-Dora & I packing quilts after the aux. showing 1936.”
Artist Biography
ARTIST BIO: Maria Lavinia Vogler was born December 25, 1833 to Timothy and Charlotte Hamilton Vogler and died May 18, 1896. She attended the Salem Girl’s School. She married Julius Edward Mickey on September 28, 1857, and they had one daughter, Rose Elvira Mickey. Rose Mickey married Henry Elias Fries.
Credit Line
Given in Memory of Clarence T. & Margaret B. Leinbach
