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Gift of Mary Means Huber, 2011.83.2  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Applique Quilt
Gift of Mary Means Huber, 2011.83.2 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Applique Quilt

Quiltmaker (American, 1803 - 1892)
Date1850-1860
MediumCotton
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width): 89 1/2 x 88in. (227.3 x 223.5cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineGift of Mary Means Huber
Object number2011.83.2
DescriptionCotton summer applique quilt. Appliques of green, pink, and red on white cotton set on point. Outside boarder of white cotton is appliqued with flowers of pink, red, and brown, with green leaves. Signed in upper right corner with "Harriet Richards" in brown ink.
Status
Not on view
Gift of Helen E. Royce, 1959.32.10  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Unknown
1920-1930
Gift of Mrs. Calvin C. Balles, 1965.30.0  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Unknown
1840-1860
Gift of Virgil Barker, 1947.12.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined
Nelson Barker
1850-1860
Museum purchase, 1982.97.2  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Susan Melissa Lewis
1860-1880
Ladies Aid Society of Windsor Avenue Congregational Church
1918
Appliqué Quilt
Edith Chase
1930s
Gift of Miss Mary Seelye Rosevear, 1958.24.1  Photograph by Gavin Ashworth.  © 2009 The Connect ...
Amos Platt family
about 1835
Four out of six rows of the quilt (the top two rows of squares are not visible in this detail).
Marion Cheever Whiteside
about 1941
Ladies of Moosup and Central Village
1876