Comforter
- Object Name:
- Comforter
- Object ID:
- 1984.052.06
- Date:
- 1890-1910
- Description:
- Quilt. Unidentified maker, Pembroke, NH; 1890-1910. Log Cabin, Barn Raising pattern. Pieced, from a variety of late 19th-century light and dark calicoes, including distinctive claret reds. The center of each block (7 1/2") is solid red. The blocks are hand-pieced to the foundation fabric. The backing fabric is a white and red calico with a small floral print. Thick cotton batting; knife edge is machine top-stitched. Tied to pink on white cotton backing with white silk yarn in the center of each block, and with multi-colored silk yarns at the corners of the blocks.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-83.75 L-84 inches
- Provenance:
- From donor's home in Pembroke NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Edward W. Colby
- People:
- Colby, Edward W. (1914-1999)
- Subjects:
- Needlework, Quilting, Sewing, Quilts
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