Quilt

Object Name:

Quilt

Object ID:

1964.012.02

Creator:

Scales, Amy A. (1876-1964)Quilter

Place of Origin:

Canterbury, NH

Date:

1913

Description:

Quilt. Made by Amy A. Scales (1876-1964), Canterbury, NH; 1913. Crazy design, composed of 30 silk blocks, set 6 x 5; each block is between 10 and 10 1/2 inches square. Randomly shaped patches are fairly large and are made of various silks, including satins, figured weaves, a ribbed silk with a watered dot, prints, and woven stripes. Predominate colors are black, brown, a red and black checked pattern, and cream. The edges of the patches are embellished with various forms of the feather stitch with silk twist in pink, red, yellow, cream, pale blue, green, and purple. The center block is embroidered in green with the year "1913" with a shamrock; the block above bears the script initials, "R.P.H." embroidered in green. It is tied at the corners of the blocks. Applied backing of yellow cotton that is stitched around the edges; the front has been neatly turned to the back and the backing fabric is stitched slightly inside the turned edge. Top stitched by hand one inch inside the edge to finish it.

Material:

Textile
Silk
Cotton

Dimensions:

W-51.25 L-62.25 inches

Provenance:

Made by Amy A. Scales (1876-1964) of Canterbury, NH. Her husband John S. Scales (1871-1954) was the great-uncle of the donor, Frank Maxfield.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maxfield

People:

Scales, Amy A. (1876-1964), Maxfield, Frank (1911-1984)

Subjects:

Needlework, Quilting, Sewing, Quilts