Square, Quilt

Object Name:

Square, Quilt

Object ID:

1981.017.28

Creator:

Stevens, P.

Place of Origin:

Hopkinton, NH

Date:

1847-1852

Description:

Quilt square. Nine separate pieces hand stitched together, arranged in Winding Blades or Windmill Block pattern. Center ecru colored cotton fabric square diamond angled. Written in ink on center, "May thy young dream of love never be / disturbed by inconstancy or neglect. / P. Stevens. / Hopkinton". Arrowhead shaped pieces of printed cotton fabric with a dark green ground roller printed pattern of orange grey, white and light green intersecting flowering vines stitched to each edge of diamond center, forming an X pattern. Bias cut cotton triangle wedges on a red ground with a printed pattern of alternating stripes of flowers and dots in green, black, blue, white and yellow stitched to the corner of each green piece. All seams 0.13" with running stitches at 11 stitches/inch, pressed with together with linen side facing up at center, equal sides of four each of brown and blue facing up. One of a set of 46 for a friendship quilt.

Material:

Textile
Linen

Dimensions:

H-9.6 W-9.7 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

People:

Stevens, P., Williams, Abby S. (1903-1994)

Subjects:

Textiles, Quilts, Textile printing, Cotton, Friendship, Women, Textiles cylinder printed