Square, Quilt
- Object Name:
- Square, Quilt
- Object ID:
- 1981.017.06
- Creator:
- Burnham, Lucy E.
- Date:
- 1847-1852
- Description:
- Quilt square. Nine pieces hand stitched. Arranged in Winding Blades or Windmill Block pattern. Center ecru toned cotton linen blend fabric square angled as a diamond, autographed "Lucy E. Burnham" on a right angle. Cotton Turkey red ground with gold and black trefoil print stitched to each edge of diamond center,forming an X pattern. Finished with 0.25" running stitched hem at 11 stitches/inch. Cotton double pink printed chin� triangle wedges stitched to corner of each red piece. Plain seams pressed together away from the center square. Fabric, pattern and location of signature matches 1981.17.01. Same last name of signers suggests creators were related. Minor unraveling of threads from exposed hems on back of square.
Fiber microscopy conducted on all fabrics to identify textile fiber content. 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
Cotton
Linen - Dimensions:
- H-9.6 W-9.6 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
- Subjects:
- Textiles, Quilts, Textile printing, Cotton, Friendship, Women, Madder red, Textiles resist dyed, Turkey red, Pink, Linen
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