Quilt

Object Name:

Quilt

Object ID:

1982.079.03

Creator:

Savage, Nancy E. (1828-1908)

Place of Origin:

Greenfield, NH

Date:

1845-1852

Description:

Quilt. Made by Nancy E. Savage (1828-1908), Greenfield, NH; 1845-1852. Whole cloth; hand-woven indigo with saffron backing; wool batting; sides finished by turning in both edges and sewing together; quilted in dark blue-serpentine border, diagonal grained, floral design. Whole-cloth quilt fragment, with a dark indigo blue top and a creamy yellow wool back. The top is probably of home manufacture; the yarns are Z twist and overspun, creating a crepey look to the fabric; the selvedge width is 30 inches. The back is also of home manufacture. The yarns are Z twist, with a 19 x 32 end per inch plain weave, and a 28.75" selvedge width. The worsted quilting thread is dark blue and worked at six stitches to the inch. The quilting pattern is separate stylized floral motifs, with an undulating feather vine border. White wool batting. The quilt has been cut down from its original size. Knife edge finish.

Material:

Textile
Wool

Dimensions:

W-59 L-98 inches

Provenance:

"All wool blankets, made from wool of sheep grown by William Savage of Greenfield, N.H. between 1845 and 1852. The wool was spun and woven into blankets by Nancy Savage for her trousseau, when she married Artemas Woodward, Oct. 28, 1852."

Credit Line:

Gift of Elizabeth Mason

People:

Savage, Nancy E. (1828-1908), Savage, William (1784-1862), Mason, Elizabeth

Subjects:

Needlework, Quilting, Sewing, Quilts