Square, Quilt
- Object Name:
- Square, Quilt
- Object ID:
- 1981.017.35
- Creator:
- Taylor, Mary E.
- Place of Origin:
- Hopkinton, NH
- Date:
- 1847
- Description:
- Quilt square. Nine separate pieces hand stitched together, arranged in Winding Blades or Windmill Block pattern. Center ecru colored linen fabric square diamond angled, signed "The blessing of the Lord, / it maketh rich, and he / addeth no sorrow with it. / Mary E. Taylor / Hopkinton. Sept. 14th 1847" at center. Four arrowhead shaped pieces of roller printed cotton of a brown and blue plaid attached to the edges of the linen center, forming an X pattern. Seamed with 0.13" running stitches at 12 stitches/inch. Bias cut printed cotton triangle wedges of red and white check are stitched to the corner of each plaid piece. Plain seams pressed flat. Line of pinhole punctures from machine stitching on bottom and top edges. Pencil marks on edges of all four sides. One of a set of 46 for a friendship quilt.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton
Linen - Dimensions:
- H-9.6 W-9.6 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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