Quilt
- Object Name:
- Quilt
- Object ID:
- 1967.063.49
- Place of Origin:
- Weare, NH
- Date:
- 1825-1850
- Description:
- Quilt Fragment. Calico whole-cloth, printed with a yellow floral print on a brown background. Inexpensive print with poor registration. Plain cotton muslin backing, with white cotton batting. Quilted with a clamshell pattern; brown cotton thread, nine stitches to the inch. Two edges are finished front to back and the other edges are cut.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-52.2 L-48.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a multi-generation family collection of objects from the Daniel P. Woodbury house in Weare, NH. Daniel P. Woodbury (1827-1913) and Mary Abbie Taylor Woodbury (1836-1934) were the grandparents of the donors, Ruth A. Woodbury (1902-1985) and Dorcas L. Woodbury (1907-1980).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Ruth A. Woodbury and Dorcas L. Woodbury
- People:
- Woodbury, Daniel Peterson (1827-1913), Taylor, Mary Abbie (1836-1934), Woodbury, Ruth A. (1902-1985), Woodbury, Dorcas L. (1907-1980)
- Subjects:
- Needlework, Quilting, Sewing, Quilts
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