Quilt
- Object Name:
- Quilt
- Object ID:
- 1965.041.03
- Creator:
- Parsons, Sarah (1782-1838)
- Place of Origin:
- Gilmanton, NH
- Date:
- 1812
- Description:
- Quilt. Made by Sally Parsons (1782-1838), Gilmanton, NH; 1812. Whole-cloth, wool with a soft yellow glazed worsted top and plain-woven cream wool back. The yellow fabric, which is plain-woven, may have been imported; it was professionally finished at the least. The backing fabric, which is made of Z-spun yarns and woven at 16 x 18 ends per inch, supports the history that this quilt was made with wool produced by the family. The batting is white wool. The quilting pattern is a design of a diamond grid with alternating filling patterns of parallel lines and a four-lobed motif, worked in creamy yellow worsted thread at six stitches to the inch. Knife edge finish.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool - Dimensions:
- W-81.75 L-98.5 inches
- Provenance:
- From the Parsons family farm in Gilmanton, NH. The donor, Frederick L. Warner (1895-1967), was the great-great-great grandson of William and Hannah (Meserve) Parsons of Gilmanton. Sally Parsons (1782-1838) was a daughter of William and Hannah Parsons.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Frederick L. Warner
- Subjects:
- Needlework, Quilting, Sewing, Quilts
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