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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

QuiltmakerAttributed to Roxana Phelps Clark 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
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.
Object number2011.83.2
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Appliqué Quilt
    Laura Crittenden
    1848
    Gift of Mrs. Calvin C. Balles, 1965.30.0  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Unknown
    1840-1860
    Wholecloth Quilt
    Phelps family
    1825-1840
    Gift of Helen E. Royce, 1959.32.10  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Unknown
    1920-1930
    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
    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
    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
    Gift of the Ladies Aid Society of Windsor Avenue Congregational Church, 1950.53.0  Photograph b…
    Ladies Aid Society of Windsor Avenue Congregational Church
    1918
    Gift of Helen E. Royce, 1959.32.27, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined
    Unknown
    1847-1875