Comforter

Object Name:

Comforter

Object ID:

1975.067.33

Place of Origin:

Wilton, NH

Date:

1870-1890

Description:

Quilt. Geometric patchwork; Large inside square with alternating predominately brown and red triangles. The patch squares alternate with 6" squares of a brown printed cotton Blocks with alternating 11.5" wide bands of blue and white corded cotton and brown striped cotton, Heavily padded with cotton, tied with gold and brown yarn pieces at each knot. remains of a 20 x 3" stitches in back.

Comforter. Pieced with Four Patch blocks with a design of alternating dark and light triangles. Blocks are set on point and alternate with an unpieced calico block. The calicoes used are various cylinder prints that were fashionable in the 1870-1890 period. The blocks are approximately 6 inches square. The batting is thick cotton. The backing is pieced in vertical panels of two printed stripes: one is a printed with very thin blue and white stripes that make it look like chambray from a distance; the second is printed with stripes of khaki brown and gray that imitate the look of seersucker. The binding is blue and white printed gingham, machine-sewn. The blocks are also machine-stitched. Tied with white cotton yarn; these yarns are tied over decorative bundles of wool yarns in shades of brown. Remnants of a paper label on the back on the blue/white stripe; looks like an original manufacturer's label.

Material:

Textile
Cotton
Wool

Dimensions:

W-79 L-79.5 inches

Provenance:

A collection of objects from the Wilton, N.H. home of the donor's mother, Bertha Gage (Stone) Batchelder (1889-1977). The objects in the gift came from the home of Josephine H. Gage (1850-1919), the sister of the donor's grandmother's Eliza Jane (Gage) Stone (1859-1938).

Credit Line:

Gift of Maynard S. Batchelder

People:

Gage, Josephine H. (1850-1919), Batchelder, Bertha S. (1889-1977), Batchelder, Maynard S. (1914-2007)

Subjects:

Needlework, Quilting, Sewing, Quilts