{"object":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"1708"},"copyright":{"label":"Copyright","value":"The American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain."},"creditline":{"label":"Credit Line","value":"Gift of Mrs. E. Regan Kerney"},"endDate":{"label":"End Date","value":"1875"},"sortNumber":{"label":"Sort Number","value":"1980    12    1"},"invno":{"label":"Accession number","value":"1980.12.1"},"description":{"label":"Description","value":"Edges turned in.  Backing only quilted in diamond grid; foundation block pieced."},"medium":{"label":"Medium","value":"Silk"},"geographyPlaceregion":{"label":"Place/Region","value":""},"media":{"label":"Media","value":{"mediaURL":"https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/955/full","mediaDepartment":"Object Photographs","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"955"}},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"Log Cabin Quilt, Barn Raising Variation"},"geographyCity":{"value":""},"textEntriesWebsitedisplaytext":{"value":["TEXTILE","log cabin","The silk fabrics\u2014including velvet and satin\u2014along with the ribbon used to make this quilt are particularly beautiful and include a mix of pattern-woven materials that were popular as dress goods in the second half of the nineteenth century. While the fabrics used in this example have remained in good condition, many of the dress silks of the period were treated with mineral salts for extra body and weight, which hastened the deterioration of the fabrics (while giving the clothing that elegant rustle when a lady walked).","The log cabin quilt first made its appearance in the United States following the Civil War. It is speculated that the pattern was initially named to commemorate president Abraham Lincoln, who was raised in a log cabin. As well, it celebrates what was viewed as the pioneering spirit of American expansion, which progressed westward through the 19th century to the detriment of indigionous populations. Much like the concurrent popular trend for crazy quilts, log cabins tend to employ a diverse array of textiles\u2014cottons, silks, velvets\u2014cut into small strips to form the logs. Many log cabin quilts include a red square pieced in the center of each block, which represents a glowing hearth. Sarah Lamb King\u2019s quilt is a common variation of the log cabin design. Courthouse steps, barn raising, pineapple, and windmill are adaptations of the traditional design represented in the collection of American Folk Art Museum.Sarah Margolis-Pineo, Handstitched Worlds: The Cartography of Quilts, Self-Taught Genius Gallery, July 16 \u2013 October 3, 2018.","Note pinned and signed E.M.D. (Mrs. John Elihu Dwight). Needs geneaology.","A note pinned to this quilt by Emma Mabel King highlights the role of quilts as preservers of personal histories, and also how threads of memory are lost or tangled over time. The rich fabrics used in this Log Cabin made by \"Mother\" are described as having been salvaged from \"pieces of our dresses, among others her own wedding dress, and our first silk dresses. It is in a way a sort of history of our early days.\" Based upon the information contained in this note, the maker of the quilt, once identified as Sara Olmstead King, is more likely Sarah Lamb Dwight of New Hampshire, who married Joseph Olmstead King of Connecticut. Their daughter Emma Mabel was born in Jacksonville, Illinois, in 1845 (where her parents are buried). In 1869 Emma married John Elihu Dwight, whose father's company produced Arm and Hammer Baking Soda. As the quilt incorporates fabrics with sentimental associations, it may have been made for Emma's wedding or perhaps the birth of her first son a year later.Stacy C. Hollander, \"Log Cabin Quilt, Barn Raising Variation,\" exhibition label for alt_quilts: Sabrina Gschwandtner, Luke Haynes, Stephen Sollins. Stacy C. Hollander, curator. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2013.  Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.　To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org"]},"bibliography":{"label":"Bibliography","value":""},"collections":{"label":"Collections","value":"Textiles"},"geography":{"label":"Geography","value":""},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"153338"},"geographyState":{"value":""},"markings":{"label":"Markings","value":"\"Quilt made by Mother from pieces of our dresses, among her own wedding dress, and our first silk dresses. It is in a way a sort of history of our early days.\" Note pinned and signed E.M.D. (Mrs. John Elihu Dwight, Emma Mabel King Dwight)"},"geographyCountry":{"value":"United States"},"onview":{"label":"On View","value":"0"},"people":{"label":"Artist / Maker","value":{"displayOrder":"1","personRole":"Artist","personID":"2029","content":"Sarah Lamb King"}},"classifications":{"label":"Classification(s)","value":"Textiles"},"textEntries":{"label":"Text Entries","value":["TEXTILE","log cabin","The silk fabrics\u2014including velvet and satin\u2014along with the ribbon used to make this quilt are particularly beautiful and include a mix of pattern-woven materials that were popular as dress goods in the second half of the nineteenth century. While the fabrics used in this example have remained in good condition, many of the dress silks of the period were treated with mineral salts for extra body and weight, which hastened the deterioration of the fabrics (while giving the clothing that elegant rustle when a lady walked).","The log cabin quilt first made its appearance in the United States following the Civil War. It is speculated that the pattern was initially named to commemorate president Abraham Lincoln, who was raised in a log cabin. As well, it celebrates what was viewed as the pioneering spirit of American expansion, which progressed westward through the 19th century to the detriment of indigionous populations. Much like the concurrent popular trend for crazy quilts, log cabins tend to employ a diverse array of textiles\u2014cottons, silks, velvets\u2014cut into small strips to form the logs. Many log cabin quilts include a red square pieced in the center of each block, which represents a glowing hearth. Sarah Lamb King\u2019s quilt is a common variation of the log cabin design. Courthouse steps, barn raising, pineapple, and windmill are adaptations of the traditional design represented in the collection of American Folk Art Museum.Sarah Margolis-Pineo, Handstitched Worlds: The Cartography of Quilts, Self-Taught Genius Gallery, July 16 \u2013 October 3, 2018.","Note pinned and signed E.M.D. (Mrs. John Elihu Dwight). Needs geneaology.","A note pinned to this quilt by Emma Mabel King highlights the role of quilts as preservers of personal histories, and also how threads of memory are lost or tangled over time. The rich fabrics used in this Log Cabin made by \"Mother\" are described as having been salvaged from \"pieces of our dresses, among others her own wedding dress, and our first silk dresses. It is in a way a sort of history of our early days.\" Based upon the information contained in this note, the maker of the quilt, once identified as Sara Olmstead King, is more likely Sarah Lamb Dwight of New Hampshire, who married Joseph Olmstead King of Connecticut. Their daughter Emma Mabel was born in Jacksonville, Illinois, in 1845 (where her parents are buried). In 1869 Emma married John Elihu Dwight, whose father's company produced Arm and Hammer Baking Soda. As the quilt incorporates fabrics with sentimental associations, it may have been made for Emma's wedding or perhaps the birth of her first son a year later.Stacy C. Hollander, \"Log Cabin Quilt, Barn Raising Variation,\" exhibition label for alt_quilts: Sabrina Gschwandtner, Luke Haynes, Stephen Sollins. Stacy C. Hollander, curator. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2013.  Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.　To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org"]},"beginDate":{"label":"Begin Date","value":"1869"},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"1869\u20131875"},"exhibitions":{"label":"Exhibitions","value":[{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Saturday, April 18, 1981 - Sunday, August 23, 1981","exhibitionEndISODate":"1981-08-23","exhibitionID":"270","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"1981-04-19","exhibitionBeginDate":"1981","exhibitionTitle":"Anonymous Beauty: Quilts, Coverlets and Bed Covers","exhibitionEndDate":"1981"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Saturday, May 4, 1996 - Sunday, September 8, 1996","exhibitionEndISODate":"1996-09-08","exhibitionID":"82","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"1996-05-04","exhibitionBeginDate":"1996","exhibitionTitle":"An American Treasury","exhibitionEndDate":"1996"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Wednesday, October 28, 1987 - Sunday, January 10, 1988","exhibitionEndISODate":"1988-01-10","exhibitionID":"295","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"1987-10-28","exhibitionBeginDate":"1987","exhibitionTitle":"Homage to the Quilt","exhibitionEndDate":"1988"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Saturday, April 8, 1995 - Sunday, September 10, 1995","exhibitionEndISODate":"1995-09-10","exhibitionID":"72","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"1995-04-08","exhibitionBeginDate":"1995","exhibitionTitle":"Victorian Vernacular","exhibitionEndDate":"1995"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Thursday, April 24, 1986 - Tuesday, September 1, 1987","exhibitionEndISODate":"1987-09-01","exhibitionID":"288","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"1986-04-24","exhibitionBeginDate":"1986","exhibitionTitle":"Made in USA (Great American Quilt Festival 1)","exhibitionEndDate":"1987"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - Saturday, January 4, 2014","exhibitionEndISODate":"2014-01-04","exhibitionID":"173","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2013-10-01","exhibitionBeginDate":"2013","exhibitionTitle":"alt_quilts: Sabrina Gschwandtner, Luke Haynes, Stephen Sollins","exhibitionEndDate":"2014"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Monday, July 16, 2018 - Wednesday, October 3, 2018","exhibitionEndISODate":"2018-10-03","exhibitionID":"226","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2018-07-16","exhibitionBeginDate":"2018","exhibitionTitle":"Handstitched Worlds: The Cartography of Quilts","exhibitionEndDate":"2018"}]},"dimensions":{"label":"Dimensions","value":"67 1/8 x 67 1/8 \" (170.5 x 170.5 cm)"}}]}