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Crewel Embroidery Chair Pad
People
Maker/Creator: Alice Boothe KingreaDate
1970sPlaces
Floyd (Courthouse District)Material/Medium
Wool, synthetic materials
Specifications
- Length: 21 inches
- Width (bottom): 15 inches
- Width (top): 16 1/2 inches
Description
This chair pad is machine-sewn from a variety of synthetic materials assembled in crazy quilt style. The back is a single piece of tan plush material. Loops of the same backing material are designed to slip over the ears of a ladderback chair. The pad is embroidered with a variety of stitches using wool thread. Flowers, leaves, and cherries are among the designs.
Keywords
Crewel embroidery, crazy quilting, scrap quilt, patchwork quilt, chair padBio Sketch
Amanda Alice Boothe Kingrea (1911-2002) married Everette H. Kingrea. She was the daughter of Lemuel Archer Booth and Eugenia Anabel Gillenwater. Quilter Elzada Boothe was her sister-in-law.