Object Details
maker
Shepherd, Lucy Addison
Description
Deep red and blue 11-inch squares were set diagonally, checkerboard fashion, to create this example of an early 19th century wool quilt. Each square is quilted with a floral or geometric motif. In total twenty-two different patterns, quilted 6 stitches per inch, were used.
Lucy Addison was born in New Hampshire about 1808 or 1809 and married John Shepherd (or Shepard) in 1833. The quilt may have been made in New Hampshire, but according to censuses, after they were married they lived in Phillipston, Worcester County, Massachusetts, the rest of their lives. They had one son, Timothy Addison Shepherd, born in 1836, and it was his descendent, a great-grandson of Lucy and John, who donated the quilt in 1964.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Harold H. Shepard
date made
1800-1840
ID Number
TE.T13511
accession number
257167
catalog number
T13511
Object Name
quilt
Physical Description
fabric, wool (overall material)
thread, cotton, linen (overall material)
filling, wool (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 97 in x 97 in; 245 cm x 246 cm
place made
United States: Massachusetts, Phillipston
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Quilting
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_556431