Georgiana Roney Wylie
“Sweetpeas” Quilt
1946-1956
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Georgiana Roney Wylie
“Sweetpeas” Quilt
1946-1956
Physical Qualities
Cotton, cotton embroidery threads, 87 x 76 1/2 in. (221 x 194.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of David Wylie Wilson, Toronto, ON.
Object Number
2008.105
Quilt appliqued in floral designs with green bound scalloped border and stuffed work. Creme ground with central floral area of two long flower stalks with multiple flowers on each stalk. Green stalk and leaves, flowers are pale and medium pink, pale and medium lavender, yellow, peach, maroon, red. Scattered flowers with leaves and stems surround the central stalks. Additional perle cotton thread embroidery on flowers and leaves. Minimal hand stitched quilting.
Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2008; David Wylie Wilson and Suzanne Wilson Brady, Toronto, ON by descent; Ruth Caroline Wylie by descent; Georgiana Roney Wylie (1890-1977).
Houck, Carter. The Quilt Encyclopedia Illustrated. NY: Harry Abrams, 1991. Pp. 144. On Scallops and Basket of Flowers quilt, c. 1935.
Inscribed: Initials GW stitched in green embroidery thread on back corner. Also name: GWylie 57 stitched in green along one back border
