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Frances Menerva Hearne Compton
'Adam and Eve' Quilt1875-1900

Not on view
Appliquéd quilt block with a stylized white-and-gray tree bearing round fruit, flanked by two small flat human figures, on a densely quilted white ground
Appliqué quilt with white ground and dark fabric cutouts arranged across the surface; lower section features pinwheel or flower rosette motifs, upper edge shows partial human silhouette figures; dense overall quilting stitches visible throughout.
Black and white photograph of a white-on-white quilt, with appliquéd leaf, star, and abstract shapes arranged in a circular medallion composition, surrounded by a gray border and dense quilted stitching throughout.
Gelatin silver print of a textile quilt with appliquéd animal figures — a bird in flight, a walking quadruped, and partial figures — in dark fabric on a white ground, with visible hand-quilting stitches and grid-patterned border strips.
White cotton quilt with appliquéd dark figures on a pale ground, including a lizard or salamander, small triangular shapes arranged in a cluster, a fish, and scattered floral motifs, with visible dense hand quilting stitches and a plain border.
Appliquéd quilt panel, light-colored fabric with quilted texture, featuring a standing human figure with arms outstretched beside a dark appliquéd dog, surrounded by scattered circular and rectangular fabric shapes within a bordered composition.
Appliqué quilt detail, white ground with pieced border, featuring scattered fabric motifs including fish, birds, a crescent moon, starfish, and a lizard in light and dark tones, with dense hand quilting throughout.
Gelatin silver print of a white cotton quilt, detail view showing appliquéd circular dots and rectangular patches arranged in a border pattern, with visible hand-quilting stitches throughout; photographed against a dark background.
Gelatin silver print of a light-colored textile, possibly a quilt or appliquéd cloth, with sparse dark geometric and irregular shapes stitched or appliquéd along its lower border, visible quilting lines throughout.
Gelatin silver print of a textile quilt, light-colored with appliquéd dark patches, circular quilting stitches, and scattered geometric and organic shapes arranged across a grid-like border structure.
Appliqué quilt with white ground and gray border, featuring scattered fabric silhouettes of animals — including dogs, a bird, and a fish — alongside two hand-shaped figures, with dense overall quilting stitches visible throughout.
Textile with white woven fabric divided into panels by gray vertical and horizontal bands, decorated with scattered circular motifs in relief and a few solid black appliquéd circles; lower edge hangs against a dark background, revealing a slightly uneven hem.
Appliquéd cotton quilt panel with densely quilted white ground, featuring scattered dark fabric shapes: a central figure with raised arms above a rectangular torso, a hand, a saw, a circular sunburst form, and abstract fragments arranged within a bordered square block.
Textile, likely a quilt, photographed in black and white against a dark background; white ground with scattered circular appliquéd patches in varying tones, horizontal striped border at top and bottom, with visible quilting texture throughout.
Gelatin silver print of a textile, showing a corner section of a white cloth with dense hand-stitching and applied circular dark patches scattered across the surface, with partial figurative appliqué visible at upper edge.
Maker
Frances Menerva Hearne Compton
United States, Georgia, Atlanta, 1856-1932
Title
'Adam and Eve' Quilt
Place Made
United States, Georgia, Atlanta
Date Made
1875-1900
Medium
Cotton plain weave with quilted appliqué and embroidery
Dimensions
91 1/2 x 73 1/4 in. (232.41 x 186.055 cm) irregular
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the American Quilt Research Center and The American Folk Art Society
Accession Number
AC1992.131.1
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles