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6054
TitleLog Cabin Quilt
Date Created1850-1899
DescriptionDonated by Mrs. Brock in 1995. Tied with silk tufts in reverse.
6055
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
6056
TitleTropical Plaits and Butterflies
Date Created2011
DescriptionIn 2010 my father was diagnosed with terminal cancer and in early 2011 I began commuting regularly to Florida to assist him. This quilt began as a project to while away the evening hours I spent in...
6057
TitleIrish Chain Variation
Date Created1800-1899
DescriptionMay be half a quilt as three sides are bordered and one side is sewn with white tape.
6058
TitlePineapple Quilt
Date Created1850-1899
DescriptionStrikingly similar to the Log Cabin quilt by Sophia Chendell Bensen in Montclair Historical Society Collection
6059
TitleSawtooth Star
Date Created1840-1849
DescriptionMaria Searings married Zenas Crane, a member of a prominent NJ family that were among the first English settlers in Northern NJ
6060
TitleString Quilt
Date Created1850-1899
6061
TitleBroderie Perse / Radiant Star
Date Created1800-1850
DescriptionBroderie perse or Persian embroidery is a technique used in the late 18th and early 19th century. Quilters carefully cut out images of fabric, usually chintz, and applied them to a background fabric.
Time PeriodRevolution and the New Nation (1754-1820), Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
6062
TitleFortune of War
Date Created1750-1850
DescriptionThe design is called the Fortune of War because of the tavern sign. Notice the 2-story building with a British flag. Notice also the woman who stands in the door, the girl, 2 soldiers, and a drummer....
Time PeriodRevolution and the New Nation (1754-1820), Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
6063
TitleCourtyard Steps
Date Created1700-1799
DescriptionTraditionally made with red square in the center of the blocks. This quilter used an embroidered red X to denote the center.
Time PeriodColonization and Settlement (1585-1763), Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820)