Object Record
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Object |
Quilt, Bed |
Artist/Creator |
Blackmer, Sylvia Squires |
Year Range from |
1860 |
Year Range to |
1880 |
Description |
Applique quilt. Central eight-pointed star with four green plant stalks extending to red, green and yellow polka dot flowers. Bound with red bias tape. Belonged to Fanny Abbott Blackmer Meagher and possibly hand-made by Sylvia Squires Blackmer, wife of Samuel H. Blackmer. Never been washed. 6 ply, double twist thread. Double dyed green and chrome yellow dyes. Seven stitches per inch. Hand stitched. White cotton backing. "259" stamped in blue, on corner of quilt. |
Width (inches) |
84.000 |
Length (inches) |
85.000 |
Related People |
Meagher, Fanny Abbott Blackmer Blackmer, Sylvia Squires |
Credit line |
Gift of Patricia Blackmer Thibodeau |
Catalog Number |
1980.10 |