Square, Quilt

Object Name:

Square, Quilt

Object ID:

1981.017.10

Creator:

Corlis, Caroline E.

Place of Origin:

South Weare, NH

Date:

1847-1852

Description:

Quilt square. Ten separate pieces hand stitched together, arranged in Winding Blades or Windmill Block pattern. Center ecru toned linen fabric square angled as a diamond, autographed "Caroline E. Corlis/South Weare, NH " at center. Printed cotton fabric of two tone purple with a pattern of budding vines over stripes stitched to each edge of diamond center, forming an X pattern. 0.25" seams finished with running stitches at 16 stitches/inch. Triangle wedges of a pink chine print stitched to the corner of each purple piece. A 3" x 2.5" triangle piece is seamed to the lower right edge of the upper right purple fragment. Seams pressed together away from center diamond. Triangle seams pressed with purple fabric facing up. Pin hole sized punctures from previous machine stitching visible along top and bottom edge. One of a set of 46 for a friendship quilt.

Material:

Textile
Cotton
Linen

Dimensions:

H-9.6 W-9.3 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:

Corlis, Caroline, Williams, Abby S. (1903-1994)

Subjects:

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