"Sons of Liberty" Bicentennial Quilt by Della May Morris, 1976
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Della May Morris, a quilter all her life, created this quilt for the National Grange Bicentennial Quilt Contest. Morris and her family designed the 18 detailed Revolutionary War scenes, which earned a third-place finish.
Della May Morris, a quilter all her life, created this quilt for the National Grange Bicentennial Quilt Contest. Morris and her family designed the 18 detailed Revolutionary War scenes, which earned a third-place finish.
Artifact
Pictorial quilt
Date Made
1976
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Kansas, Arcadia
Creator Notes
Handmade by Della M. Morris in Arcadia, Kansas.
Keywords
Boston Tea Party, Boston, Mass., 1773
Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775
Concord, Battle of, Concord, Mass., 1775
Lexington, Battle of, Lexington, Mass., 1775
American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976
American Revolution, 1775-1783
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
77.26.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Della M. Morris
Material
Cotton (Textile)
Polyester (Fiber)
Nylon
Batting
Technique
Applique (Technique)
Piecing
Embroidering
Quilting
Trapunto
Hand sewing
Machine sewing (Technique)
Color
Blue
Red
White (Color)
Green
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 105 in
Width: 86.75 in
Inscriptions
SONS OF LIBERTY/BICENTENNIAL QUILT MADE 1976/BY DELLA MORRIS AGE 68/DEDICATED TO GRANDSON/SHANNON LEE MORRIS AGE 10. Inscriptions in blocks beginning top left hand: 1) PAUL REVERE'S RIDE/APRIL 18, 1775; 2) THOMAS JEFFERSON/WRITING THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE; 3) PATRICK HENRY SPOKE MARCH 23, 1775/"GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH"; 4) THEY SIGNED FOR FREEDOM/JULY - 1776/FRANKLIN, ADAMS,JEFFERSON, AND HANCOCK; 5) BOSTON TEA PARTY/DEC. 16, 1773; 6) WASHINGTON AND LAFAYETTE VIEW/THE SURRENDER OF THE BRITISH AT/YORKTOWN OCT. 19, 1781; 7) WASHINGTON/VON STEUBEN/SCHUYLKILL R./VALLEY FORGE/WINTER 1777-1778/THE SOLDIERS IN RAGS. SOME WITHOUT SHOES LEFT BLOODY FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW; 8) BATTLE OF SARATOGA OCT. 17, 1777/BRITISH GENERAL BURGOYNE SURRENDERED/TO GENERAL GATES. AFTER THIS BATTLE/FRANCE JOINED THE WAR AGAINST/ENGLAND; 9) WASHINGTON CROSSING/THE DELAWARE/DEC.25, 1777; 10) WASHINGTON TAKING COMMAND OF/THE CONTINENTAL ARMY AT/CAMBRIDGE MASS. JULY 3, 1775/MRS. DELLA MAY MORRIS/ RR 2 BOX 239/ARCADIA KANSAS/WALNUT GRANGE NO. 199; 11)BENJAMIN FRANKLIN IN PARIS; 12) SERAPIS/BONHOMME RICHARD/CAPTAIN PEARSON/"HAS YOUR SHIP STRUCK?"/JOHN PAUL JONES/"I HAVE NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT";/13) PEACE TREATY SIGNED IN PARIS SEPT. 3, 1783/14) INDEPENDENCE HALL; 15) JUNE 17, 1775/BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL/COLONEL PRESCOTT, "DON'T FIRE TILL YOU SEE THE WHITES OF THEIR EYES"/CHARLES RIVER/SOMERSET/LIVELY/FALCON; 16) BETSY ROSS; 17) FIGHTING AT CONCORD BRIDGE; 18) LEXINGTON APRIL 19, 1775/THE SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD.
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