Quilt
- Object Name:
- Quilt
- Object ID:
- 1972.507.01
- Place of Origin:
- New Hampshire
- Date:
- 1840-1870
- Description:
- Quilt. Robbing Peter to Pay Paul pattern. Pieced, with green and yellow (now faded) calico in the design of interlocked circles. The backing fabric is a madder print with a design of sashed squares filled with a motif that resembles a common applique quilt pattern. The binding is made of the green calico, stitched on the straight grain. The quilting follows the pieced design, with green and white thread at 8 to 9 stitches per inch; all hand-stitched.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-77.75 L-84 inches
- Provenance:
- No additional information known.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Needlework, Quilting, Sewing, Quilts
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