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Credit
Patchwork quilt. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Patchwork quilt
- Date:
- c.1826-1880
- Reference:
- WA/HSW/OB/A.12.4
- Part of:
- Personal papers of Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853-1936)
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
About this work
Description
Star patterned patchwork quilt made with red, green and grey patterned fabrics. Stitched onto the fabric is a brief typed description written by Henry Wellcome: 'Down Quilt. Mother bought and cut the pieces herself. Grandmother pieced them together when 88 years of age, and took prize at fair at Dixmont about 1881. Mother, Cevilla and Myrtle quilted it at Union Mills, 1895'.
Publication/Creation
c.1826-1880
Physical description
1 quilt Cotton
Acquisition note
HSW
Terms of use
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note