Square, Quilt

Object Name:

Square, Quilt

Object ID:

1981.017.29

Creator:

Story, Lydia M.

Place of Origin:

Hopkinton, NH

Date:

1848

Description:

Quilt square. Eleven separate pieces hand stitched together, arranged in Winding Blades or Windmill Block pattern. Center ecru colored linen chintz square, pieced with two fragments seamed together and pressed flat measuring 2" x 0.5" and 1.5" x 0.5" on bottom right, diamond angled, autographed "Lydia M. Story / March 13th 48 Hopkinton / N.H." at center. Arrowhead shaped printed cotton pieces of a brown and blue wave pattern with orange, green, mint and white floral paisleys and vines stitched to each edge of diamond center, forming an X pattern. Seamed 0.13" with running stitches at 12 stitches/inch. Bias cut printed cotton triangle wedges of orange and white check stitched to the corner of each paisley piece. Seams pressed together, two pressed away and two toward center, seven with orange fabric and one with paisley fabric facing up. One of a set of 46 for a friendship quilt.

Material:

Textile
Cotton
Linen

Dimensions:

H-9.5 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:

Story, Lydia, Williams, Abby S. (1903-1994)

Subjects:

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