Quilt
- Object Name:
- Quilt
- Object ID:
- 1965.041.04
- Place of Origin:
- Gilmanton, NH
- Date:
- 1840-1860
- Description:
- Quilt. Cotton, pieced with a design of eight-pointed stars alternating with a plain white block. Cut-out corners. The stars appear straight, but the blocks are actually on point. Three different turkey red calicoes are used for the stars. The half blocks on the outer edges of the quilt are also Turkey red (the same as one of the prints used in the star blocks). The backing fabric is plain muslin, and all edges are bound with the same calico as is used in the outer half blocks; the binding is stitched on the straight grain. The quilting is a simple diamond grid pattern in white cotton thread at 6 stitches to the inch.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-112 L-108.5 inches
- Provenance:
- From the Parsons family farm in Gilmanton, NH. The donor, Frederick L. Warner (1895-1967), was the great-great-great grandson of William and Hannah (Meserve) Parsons of Gilmanton.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Frederick L. Warner
- People:
- Warner, Frederick L. (1895-1967)
- Subjects:
- Needlework, Quilting, Sewing, Quilts
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