Square, Quilt

Object Name:

Square, Quilt

Object ID:

1981.017.11

Creator:

Cilley, Susan C.

Place of Origin:

East 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 "Susan C. Cilley, / East Weare. / N H." at center. Cotton brown ground roller and block printed burgundy, red black brown and white paisley print stitched to each edge of diamond center, forming an X pattern. Seamed 0.13" with running stitches hem at 10 stitches/inch. Cotton triangle wedges of a printed brown ombr� plaid stitched to the corner of each paisley piece. Upper right paisley strip pieced down center with running stitches. Seams pressed together with all but two pressed toward center triangle. 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-9.7 W-9.7 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, Susan, Williams, Abby S. (1903-1994)

Subjects:

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