Square, Quilt

Object Name:

Square, Quilt

Object ID:

1981.017.22

Creator:

Hoyt, M. A.

Place of Origin:

Cambridgeport, MA

Date:

1847-1852

Description:

Quilt square. Twelve separate pieces hand stitched together, arranged in Winding Blades or Windmill Block pattern. Center ecru colored linen chintz fabric square diamond angled and signed "In All they Way / Acknowledge God And he/Shall divert thy paths/ M.A. Hoyt/Cambridgeport/Mass." at center. Pieces of printed cotton fabric with a two tone brown and violet and two blue centered chine check pattern are stitched to each edge of diamond center, forming an X pattern. Seamed 0.13" with running stitches at 12 stitches/inch. Bias cut triangle wedges of cotton fabric on a white ground with a brown and violet printed pattern of a floral square with a French cross at center stitched to the corner of each check piece. Seams pressed together with brown sided facing up. Seams pressed together with linen side facing up at center, check sides facing on all other seams. Line of pin hole punctures from machine stitching on top and bottom edges. Pencil lines on edges of all four sides. One of a set of 46 for a friendship quilt.

Material:

Textile
Cotton
Linen

Dimensions:

H-9.7 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

People:

Hoyt, M.A., Williams, Abby S. (1903-1994)

Subjects:

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