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Collection |
Textiles-Quilts |
Catalog Number |
1999.03.04 |
Object Name |
Quilt |
Year Range from |
1880.0 |
Year Range to |
1900.0 |
Creator |
Green, Sarah S. (Snyder) |
Place of Origin |
Marlborough Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Material |
Cotton |
Dimensions |
W-76 L-90 inches |
Description |
Single Wedding Ring Quilt comprised of a 4 x 5 block arrangement. Each block averages 10.00" x 10.25" and is made of plain orange cotton and plain green cotton. Separating each block is a 2.50" wide sashing made using plain red cotton and cornerstones made using the plain orange cotton. The surrounding border is 10.75" wide and made of darker green plain cotton with diagonal quilting stitching with a 1/2" wide foldover binding from back to front, reinforced with machine stitching. The rest of the quilt is handstitched with green thread and a SPI of 4-5. The back is comprised of a plain dark green cotton. |
Provenance |
Made by Sarah S. (Snyder) Green (1858-1947), wife of Edward J. Green. They were resided in Marlborough Township, Montgomery County and were members of the German Reformed Church. This quilt was documented in the Goschenhoppen Quilt Survey. |
Cataloged by |
C.Harvey |
Search Terms |
Cheddar Marlborough Township Montgomery County |