Quilt

Object Name:

Quilt

Creator:

Unidentified

Date:

1850-1930

Dimensions:

W-76 L-95 inches

Description:

This in an "Album" quilt. It is signed by the ladies from Newport and Franklin, NH. Dated 1850 in Latin and English.

Squares of red and white pieced blocks. Many squares signed in white center cross in India ink. 12 blocks separated with plain white muslin squares. One block sans signature (probably washed out). In one, the signature has eaten the material, leaving tiny holes.
There are 12 squares. 6 squares x 4 squares on the top.

It is interesting to note that this quilt was probably put together in the 1920s or 1930s as the backing or lining material is a small floral print of that period. Originally the squares were hand-pieced and later put together by machine. It was tied with heavy red yarn at the time it was put together with as many as 36 ties per square. Cotton batting filling. The edge was bound by turning the backing material to the front.

Subjects:

Quilting, Quilts, Textiles, Domestic life

People:

Barrett, Marie Eleanor (Cleary)

Collection Name:

Textile

Item Number:

1996.01.01

Accession Number:

1996.01.01

Type of Material:

Objects

Copyright Statement:

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Participating Organization:

New London Historical Society