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Four Lilies Quilt pieced of white and red calico floral printed cotton. Squares inked with signatures and names of cities, 36 signatures total.

Four Lilies Quilt pieced of white and red calico floral printed cotton. Squares inked with signatures and names of cities, 36 signatures total.

Quilt

Description

Four Lilies Quilt pieced of white and red calico floral printed cotton. Squares inked with signatures and names of cities, 36 signatures total.

Creator

Date

1842-1844

Materials

Cotton, ink

Dimensions

98 H x 90.5 W inches

Object ID

1983.31.1

Resource ID

3807

Notes

Signatures read: "Eliza Hay/ York/ April 5th/ 1842; Jane W. Rice/ Canton." Inscription on back reads: "Thine Own Friend Forsake not; 27th 10th In remembrance of Ann Peters Shallers (?) AMJ (orY) Phila..."

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. George F. Needham III

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.