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Gift of Polly Peck Schulz, 2013.131.1  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Pieced Quilt Top
Gift of Polly Peck Schulz, 2013.131.1 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Pieced Quilt Top

QuiltmakerQuilted by Bertha Havens Thompson Peck American, 1861 - 1936
Datelate 19th-early 20th century
MediumCotton
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width): 79 1/2 x 65in. (201.9 x 165.1cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineGift of Polly Peck Schulz
DescriptionRail fence pieced quilt top. Primarily made of scraps with a dominating double pink zig-zag pattern across the quilt top. A blue zig-zag pattern is also dominant made primarily of the same blue and white woven fabric. Other fabrics include a yellow stripe, a purple print, a number of dark brown prints, plaids, and some white fabrics with colorful prints. Hand-pieced quilt top.

Included in the Connecticut Quilt Search: #1579 - Rail Fence
Object number2013.131.1
InscribedCotton tag stitched to backing at lower left edge. Printed in blue ink: Quilt project emblem and "Connecticut Quilt Search Project / No." Handwritten in black micron pen: "1579 / April 16 1994 / Newtown CT / Rail Fence"
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of Polly Peck Schulz, 2013.131.3  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Bertha Havens Thompson Peck
    1920-1929
    Pieced Quilt
    Edith Chase
    about 1940-1955
    Museum purchase, 1982.97.2  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Susan Melissa Lewis
    1860-1880
    Pieced Quilt
    Edith Chase
    1890-1910
    Gift of Susan Goodrich Motycka in memory of my father John Quincy Goodrich, 2013.74.1  © 2013 T…
    Deborah Hale Edwards Goodrich
    1876
    Gift of Helen E. Royce, 1959.32.4, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined
    Lucy Atwater
    1860-1880
    Pieced Quilt
    Sylvia Jacobs
    about 1850
    Pieced Quilt
    Edith Chase
    about 1930s