Artwork Details
55 x 44-1/2 in.
Mark DescriptionInscribed, dated, and signed, back side, corner: For | Ladies Home Journal | 1912 | Marie D. Webster
Accession NumberWebster Collection, Gift of Mrs. Gerrish Thurber
CopyrightProvenance
Provenance
Mrs. Gerrish Thurber, Indianapolis, Indiana; given to Indianapolis Museum of Art in 1979.
Gallery Labels
Gallery Labels
“…teach the little one to tell the petals of the daisy- ‘loves me, loves me not’-and many happy moments will be spent in finding out whether the child or his mother loves the more.” (Marie Daugherty Webster in Ladies Home Journal, August 1912.) This quilt is signed and dated “For Ladies Home Journal, 1912. Marie D. Webster
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Marie Webster Quilts: A Retrospective (Extended through 10/13/91)
Indianapolis Museum of Art
September 29, 1998 - October 4, 1998
Marie Webster Quilts: A Retrospective (Extended through 10/13/91)
Indianapolis Museum of Art
September 10, 1998 - September 15, 1998
Marie Webster Quilts: A Retrospective (Extended through 10/13/91)
Indianapolis Museum of Art
July 1, 1998 - July 15, 1998
Marie Webster Quilts: A Retrospective (Extended through 10/13/91)
Indianapolis Museum of Art
June 5, 1994 - July 31, 1994
Independent Spirit: Art by Indiana Women 1890 - 1950
Indianapolis Museum of Art Columbus Gallery
March 27, 1994 - May 8, 1994
Marie Webster Quilts: A Retrospective (Extended through 10/13/91)
Indianapolis Museum of Art
May 12, 1993 - May 16, 1993
Discovering American Quilts from the Collection of the IMA
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Columbus
January 18, 1992 - March 28, 1992
Marie Webster Quilts: A Retrospective (extended through 10/13/1991)
Indianapolis Museum of Art
March 24, 1991 - September 30, 1991
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