Square, Quilt
- Object Name:
- Square, Quilt
- Object ID:
- 1981.017.24
- Creator:
- Lerned, C. S.
- Date:
- 1847
- Description:
- Quilt square. Nine separate pieces hand stitched together, arranged in Winding Blades or Windmill Block pattern. Center ecru colored cotton square diamond angled, autographed "C. S. Lerned / Nov 8th 1847" at center. Pieces of printed cotton fabric with dark blue ground and pattern of orange dots with a white center are stitched to each edge of diamond center, forming an X pattern. Seamed 0.13" with running stitches at 10 stitches/inch. Bias cut triangle wedges of cotton fabric on a white ground with brown green, rose and orange paisley and checker board printed stitched to the corner of each blue piece. Seams pressed with together with linen sided facing up at center, blue facing upon four sides, brown facing up on four sides. One of a set of 46 for a friendship quilt.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- H-9.55 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, Textiles cylinder printed
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