Square, Quilt

Object Name:

Square, Quilt

Object ID:

1981.017.04

Creator:

Bartlett, Olivey A.B.

Place of Origin:

South Weare, NH

Date:

1847-1852

Description:

Quilt square. Nine pieces hand stitched, arranged in Winding Blades or Windmill Block pattern. Autographed center "Olivey A. B. Bartlett/South Weare/N.H. Cotton Turkey red ground with discharge printed black discontinuous floral and vine pattern stitched to each edge of diamond center, forming an X pattern. Printed cotton blue/brown ombré floral pattern triangle wedges stitched to corner of each red piece. Finished with 0.25" running stitched hem at 12 stitches/inch. Finished with plain seams pressed together. Center diamond seams pressed partially white facing up. Corner seams pressed red facing up. Diamonds pressed blue/ brown facing up. Minor unraveling of threads from exposed hems on back of square. Pin hole sized punctures from previous machine stitching visible along top and bottom edges.One of a set of 46 for a friendship quilt.

Material:

Textile
Linen
Cotton

Dimensions:

H-9.6 W-9.4 inches

Provenance:

Apparently made for a girl named "Hannah". Mrs. Williams (maiden name, Abby Starr), from whom the squares were purchased, is a descendant of Hannah Starr of Boston, who married John Cutts of Portsmouth in 1662.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical society Purchase

People:

Bartlett, Olivey, Williams, Abby S. (1903-1994)

Subjects:

Textiles, Quilts, Textile printing, Cotton, Friendship, Women, Madder red, Textiles resist dyed, Turkey red, Indigo, Linen