Quilt, “Spiderweb Star” pattern

Cyatus Fowler

About 1940-1950

  • Titles Quilt, "Spiderweb Star" pattern (Descriptive)@Spider Web and Star (Alternate)
  • Artist Cyatus Fowler, American, Fayette, Alabama
  • Medium cotton
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of Helen and Robert Cargo, AFI.52.2007
  • Work Type quilt
  • Classification Quilts

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Mixed patterns quilt.
Coffee and tea service consisting of (.1) coffee pot, (.2) teapot, (.3) creamer, and (.4a-b) covered sugar, each completely covered with a repoussé pattern of leaves and flowers in the Rococo-revival style, the lidded coffee pot of pear shape with curved spout, S-scroll handle insulated with ivory, domed lid and flower finial, the lidded teapot globular with curved spout, C-scroll handle insulated with ivory, and flower finial, the creamer also globular with scrolled handle and beak-shaped spout, the covered sugar with two scrolled handles and flower finial, each piece on slender stepped foot and engraved on base with the initials "GJH" for "Gena Jones Holt"
Floral group comprised of a vase of clear glass streaked with opaque white and a group of three blooming flowers, each of which is white with slightly irregular black dots and green twisted stems, with three, organic tube-like forms of black glass streaked with white on stems, two flowers and all organic forms are designed to be shown in the glass vase, with the third flower laid down next to it.
Ovoid five-gallon jug with unusual shaped strap-handles from lip to shoulder