Square, Quilt

Object Name:

Square, Quilt

Object ID:

1981.017.09

Creator:

Cilley, Philip

Place of Origin:

East Weare, NH

Date:

1847-1852

Description:

Quilt square. Eleven pieces hand stitched. Arranged in Winding Blades or Windmill Block pattern. Center ecru toned cotton chintz fabric square angled as a diamond, autographed "Philip Cilley. M D. / East Weare, / NH." Block and roller printed fabric of brown and green strips in one direction, intersecting with alternating purple/green/brown and orange squiggly lines stitched to each edge of diamond center, forming an X pattern. Two areas of stripe fabric pieced, 1" wide brown stripe pieced with whip stitches, 2" x 1.25" triangle piece found bottom left corner. Finished with 0.25" running stitched hem at 14 stitches/inch. Triangle wedges of cotton fabric with a white ground printed with a monochrome orange budding vine pattern stiched to the corner of each striped piece. Plain seams pressed together and alternating toward and away from center square, all seams for triangle wedges pressed pink side up. Pin hole sized punctures from previous machine stitching visible along bottom edge One of a set of 46 for a friendship quilt.

Material:

Textile
Cotton
Linen

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:

Cilley, Philip, Williams, Abby S. (1903-1994)

Subjects:

Textiles, Quilts, Textile printing, Cotton, Friendship, Women, Linen, Textiles cylinder printed