Quilt

Object Name:

Quilt

Object ID:

1975.067.34

Place of Origin:

Wilton, NH

Date:

1860-1870

Description:

Quilt. Pieced with large (16" x 16") Chimney Sweep blocks set on point, with bright green calico sashing; no border. The calicoes used are dress prints fashionable from the 1840s to the 1860s, predominately in shades of brown and madder red; there are also double pinks. The quilt is T-shaped with 14.5" x 13.5" inch cut-out corners. The backing is pieced of two calicoes; one is a madder red and brown printed check design, and the other is a tan stylized floral spot design. The edges are bound with the green calico on the straight grain; the binding along the top edge is pieced out with some blue and white woven gingham. The quilting design is simple--concentric squares in the pieced blocks and straight lines in the sashing. White thread is used in the blocks, and blue or khaki is used in the sashing; the quilting is 7 stitches to the inch.

Material:

Textile
Cotton

Dimensions:

W-80 L-77.25 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