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TitleLog Cabin Quilt
Date Created1850-1899
DescriptionDonated by Mrs. Brock in 1995. Tied with silk tufts in reverse.
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TitleStrip Quilt
Date Created1800-1861
DescriptionMade from strip sets, in which long pieces of scrap bag fabric are pieced together and separated by sashing strips of a contrasting color. Although the exact date is , this technique was common from...
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TitleBaby Crib Quilt
Date Created1800-1899
DescriptionPart of a rocking chair for an infant, this quilt is upholstered into the chair frame
Time PeriodRevolution and the New Nation (1754-1820), Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
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TitleGrandmother's Flower Garden
Date Created1950-1959
DescriptionThis quilt pattern has origins in hexagonal quilts from 18th century England. Very popular in the first half of the 20th century
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Title8 Point
Date Created1800-1899
DescriptionAlternating pieces of chintz and eight point stars
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TitleIrish Chain Variation
Date Created1800-1899
DescriptionMay be half a quilt as three sides are bordered and one side is sewn with white tape.
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TitlePineapple Quilt
Date Created1850-1899
DescriptionStrikingly similar to the Log Cabin quilt by Sophia Chendell Bensen in Montclair Historical Society Collection
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TitleString Quilt
Date Created1850-1899
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TitleNubian Heritage Quilters Guild Banner
Date Created2005
DescriptionThe main design was the guild logo Sankofa, an Adinkra symbol meaning learn from the past to prepare for the future. Additional blocks were from the Underground Railroad book. Authentic Kente cloth...
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TitleWhole Cloth Quilt
Date Created1950-2015
DescriptionDonors parents were NJ residents. Spectacular quilting of wreath designs.