Square, Quilt
- Object Name:
- Square, Quilt
- Object ID:
- 1981.017.39
- Creator:
- Williams, Anne E.
- Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- 1850
- 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 "Anne E. Williams. / Boston. / Mass. / March 30th 1850." at center. Four arrowhead shaped pieces of cotton with a brown ground and printed etched brown leafy vines, attached to linen center, forming an X pattern. Seamed 0.13" with running stitches at 10 stitches/inch. Bias cut printed cotton triangle wedges of two tone pink vines are stitched to the corner of each brown piece. Seams pressed together, center seams with linen sides facing up. Four brown and four pink sides facing up on arrow and triangle seams. 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
- Subjects:
- Textiles, Quilts, Textile printing, Cotton, Friendship, Women, Linen, Textiles cylinder printed
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