Square, Quilt

Object Name:

Square, Quilt

Object ID:

1981.017.27

Creator:

Ray, Nancy C.

Place of Origin:

Dunbarton, NH

Date:

1847-1852

Description:

Quilt square. Nine separate pieces hand stitched together, arranged in Winding Blades or Windmill Block pattern. Center ecru colored linen fabric square diamond angled, autographed "Nancy C. Ray, / Dunbarton / N H." at center. Four arrowhead shaped pieces of two different fabrics, one attached to the upper right and lower left corner is a roller printed cotton with a brown, blue, burgundy and white floral and vine striped, the second, also printed cotton with a light brown ground of stripes of flowers and scrolling vines in red, green, dark brown, purple and pink, is attached to upper left and lower right corner of the diamond center, forming an X pattern. Seamed 0.13" with running stitches at 12 stitches/inch. Bias cut triangle wedges of a brown and red striped printed cotton are stitched to the corner of each floral striped piece. Seams pressed flat. 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-9.8 W-9.5 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:

Ray, Nancy, Williams, Abby S. (1903-1994)

Subjects:

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