Square, Quilt
- Object Name:
- Square, Quilt
- Object ID:
- 1981.017.38
- Creator:
- Wood, Frances A.
- Place of Origin:
- Weare, NH
- Date:
- 1847-1852
- Description:
- Quilt square. Nine separate pieces hand stitched together, arranged in Winding Blades or Windmill Block pattern. Center ecru colored linen chintz square, diamond angled, autographed "Frances A. Wood. / Weare N.H. / Aged 6, years." at center. Four arrowhead shaped pieces of roller printed cotton of a dark blue ground with a pattern orange Xs with white dots, attached to the edges of the linen center, forming an X pattern. Seams pressed flat at 0.13"and joined with whipstitches. Bias cut printed cotton triangle wedges red and white stripes are stitched to the corner of each blue piece. One of a set of 46 for a friendship quilt.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton
Linen - Dimensions:
- H-9.5 W-9.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Apparently made for a girl named "Hannah". Mrs. Williams (maiden name, Abby Starr) from whom the squares were purchased is a descendant of Hannah Starr of Boston who married John Cutts of Portsmouth in 1662.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Textiles, Quilts, Textile printing, Cotton, Friendship, Women, Linen, Textiles cylinder printed
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