Square, Quilt
- Object Name:
- Square, Quilt
- Object ID:
- 1981.017.17
- Creator:
- Emerson, Libbie
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1852
- Description:
- Quilt square. Nine separate pieces hand stitched together, arranged in Winding Blades or Windmill Block pattern. Center ecru toned linen chintz fabric square angled as a diamond, autographed "Libbie Emerson / Concord / H.H. / July 24 1852" on right side of center diamond. Roller and block printed cotton fabric with a red ground with tan leaves and flowers outlined in white and black, stitched to each edge of diamond center, forming an X pattern. Seamed 0.13" with running stitches at 10 stitches/inch. Triangle wedges of a block and roller printed cotton with a two toned blue floral pattern on a dotted background stitched to corner the of each red piece. Seams pressed together, then toward center and finished with whipstitches. One of a set of 46 for a friendship quilt.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton
Linen - Dimensions:
- H-9.4 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, Linen, Textiles cylinder printed
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