Pattern, Quilt

Title:

Ship's Compass

Object Name:

Pattern, Quilt

Object ID:

1968.059.009

Creator:

Webster, Ellen E. (1867-1950)Quilter

Place of Origin:

Franklin, NH

Date:

1920-1940

Description:

Quilt pattern, "Ship's Compass." Machine-printed figured dark blue and figured dark red cotton fabrics. Each area of no fabric (seen as white in photo) has "W" handwritten in pencil (likely indicating simulation of white fabric). Red fabric triangles (with "w"hite fabric triangles) make up four, 4-point overlapping compass designs. Top compass points N,S,E,W, next lower points midway (e.g. NE), bottom two point quarterly (e.g. NNE and ENE); blue fabric quarter circles fill space between compass points forming a circle around the compasses. This circle is surrounded by three rings (white, red, white, respectively) on a blue fabric square background. Fabric glued to pencil drawn pattern on discolored off-white poster board. Handwritten notes above pattern (see Notes).

Material:

Paper
Textile
Cotton

Dimensions:

H-20.5 W-20.25 inches

Provenance:

Made by Mrs. Ellen E. Webster of Franklin, NH, the mother of donor. Copied from a quilt made c. 1843 by Mary Harris, Henderson, NY (married c. 1843, died 1861); owned by Mrs. Chester Godfrey, Taunton, MA, granddaughter of maker.

Credit Line:

Gift of the Estate of Gladys H. Webster

People:

Webster, Ellen E. (1867-1950), Webster, Gladys H. (1893-1968), Godfrey, Chester, Harris, Mary

Subjects:

Quilts, Quilting, Fabric design drawings, Fabrics