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Date Created1847

DescriptionTraditional quilt pattern that commemorates Br. General John Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga, NY. Traditionally made in blue and white rather than red and white. Beautiful hand quilting on all white...

Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861)

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TitleOhio Rose

Date Created1825

DescriptionTraditional pattern celebrations the statehood of Ohio in 1803.

Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861)

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TitleBrides Wreath

Date Created1989

DescriptionIt was designed and made for my daughter's wedding.

Time PeriodContemporary America (1968-present)

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TitleBaby Quilt

Date Created1977

DescriptionThis quilt was made for me in 1977 when I was a baby. It was made by a great-aunt from North Carolina who was in her 80s at the time.

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TitlePuff Quilt

Date Created1979

DescriptionThe quilt and pillow were made for me by my mother when I went off to college.

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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)

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TitleDresden Plate Afro

Date Created1995

DescriptionMy first quilt and totally hand done. Teacher Bonnie wouldn't allow any other way than hand done and if you messed up than you had to take it all apart and do it over. Thank you Bonnie for making me...

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TitleFeathered Star

Date Created1982

DescriptionIt I a copy of a vintage Feather Star owned by Montclair Historical Society.

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TitleWhole Cloth Quilt

Date Created1950-2015

DescriptionDonors parents were NJ residents. Spectacular quilting of wreath designs.

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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