Square, Quilt
- Object Name:
- Square, Quilt
- Object ID:
- 1981.017.23
- Creator:
- Kimball, J. C.
- 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 diamond angled autographed "J. C. Kimball." at center. Cotton fabric with a white ground roller printed pattern of green flowering vines outlined in blue stitched to each edge of the diamond center, forming an X pattern. Seamed 0.13" with running stitches at 12 stitches/inch. Bias cut triangle wedges of a white orange check pattern with a flower at center printed on a white cotton ground are stitched to the corner of each green piece. Seams pressed together away from diamond center. Line of pin hole punctures from machine stitching on top and bottom edges. One of a set of 46 for a friendship quilt.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton
Linen - Dimensions:
- H-9.7 W-9.4 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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