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Colorful scraps of material and embroidered flowers brighten this utilitarian chair cover.
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Cultural Objects, Textiles

Crewel Embroidery Chair Pad

People
Maker/Creator: Alice Boothe Kingrea
Date
1970s
Places
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 pad
Bio 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.