Quilt
- Object Name:
- Quilt
- Object ID:
- 1926.009.02
- Creator:
- Shackford, Abigail Adams (1819-1890)
- Place of Origin:
- Newmarket, NH
- Date:
- 1850-1870
- Description:
- Quilt. Star of Bethlehem pattern. Made by Abigail Adams Shackford (1819-1890), Newmarket, NH; 1850-1870. Hand stitched. Pieced pattern on a plain white background. The star is pieced of cotton mill prints. Colors radiate out from a yellow center to white, shades of blue, then white again, to green and more blue; the pattern is then repeated. Sharp points on the diamond piecing and a flat center. Backing fabric is a pink print with a vine pattern in stripes; the binding is of the muslin and is applied on the straight grain. Quilting is done in white cotton thread, at nine stitches to the inch; the pattern is parallel lines in the white areas, and in the ditch in the star. Thin batting.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-101 L-100.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Made by the donor's mother, Abigail Adams Shackford, daughter of Seth Shackford. She was married to George Augustine Bennett, March 30, 1852. They had a daughter, Helen C. Bennett of Newmarket.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Helen Champion Bennett
- Subjects:
- Needlework, Quilting, Sewing, Quilts
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