Pieced Quilt
QuiltmakerAttributed to
Sarah Price
Date1850s
MediumCotton
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width): 90 1/2 x 81in. (229.9 x 205.7cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineGift of Paul S. Koda
DescriptionCotton pieced quilt of light colored hexagons surrounded by dark colored triangles. Edged in pink printed white cotton. The quilt is T-shaped, with large square cut-outs at each bottom corner to accommodate bed posts.
Small paper label adhered on verso at proper right upper corner. Handwritten in ink on label: "Given to Walter F. Brooks by / Mrs. Charles Gardner. [?] Norwich CT / July 17. 1897. She says this and comforter [crossed out] bed quilt / was made by Sarah Price out of / some old Calico dresses that were / my great grandmother Susan / Faulkners [?]"
Small paper label adhered on verso at proper right upper corner. Handwritten in ink on label: "Given to Walter F. Brooks by / Mrs. Charles Gardner. [?] Norwich CT / July 17. 1897. She says this and comforter [crossed out] bed quilt / was made by Sarah Price out of / some old Calico dresses that were / my great grandmother Susan / Faulkners [?]"
Object number2009.428.2
InscribedHandwritten on paper jar label on verso upper proper right "Given to Walter F. Brooks by / Mrs. Charles Gardner. [?] Norwich CT / July 17. 1897. She says this and [comforter crossed out] bed quilt / was made by Sarah Price out of / some old Calico dresses that were / my great grandmother Susan / Faulkner's [?]"Subject Terms
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