Square, Quilt
- Object Name:
- Square, Quilt
- Object ID:
- 1981.017.19
- Creator:
- Edmunds, Madora
- Date:
- 1847-1852
- Description:
- Quilt square. Nine separate pieces hand stitched together, arranged in Winding Blades or Windmill Block pattern. Center ecru colored linen chintz fabric square angled as a diamond, autographed "Madora Edmunds / Aged 7 Years" at diamond center. Cotton roller and block printed with a brown ground of blue, green, tan and peach abstract shapes stitched to each edge of diamond center, forming an X pattern. Seams 0.13" pressed flat then whipstitched. Triangle wedges of bias cut plain woven pink and white linen chintz stitched to corner of each red piece. Pencil lines on all four edges. Lines of pin punctures from machine stitching found on top and bottom edges. One of a set of 46 for a friendship quilt.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton
Linen - Dimensions:
- H-9.4 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
- Subjects:
- Textiles, Quilts, Textile printing, Cotton, Friendship, Women, Linen, Textiles cylinder printed
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