Object Details
maker
unknown
Description
In 1891 members of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Findlay, Ohio, created the blocks for this parlor throw to raise money for their newly organized church. Each person was to get ten names at ten cents each for the 25 blocks, for a total of $25.00. Rev. H. C. Stuckenberg was the pastor in charge at the time. When he left a few years later in 1893, the blocks were given to him and his wife, Bertha. It was not until after his retirement in 1929, and just before his death in 1933, that he and his wife settled on the arrangement of the blocks. It was then that she put the squares on a black ground and finished the project.
Rev. Harry C. Stuckenberg was born August 29, 1853 and died October 27, 1933.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Mary Stuckenberg Feak
date made
1891-1933
ID Number
TE.T13464
accession number
254849
catalog number
T13464
Object Name
quilt
Physical Description
fabric, silk, velvet, satin, ribbon, cotton (overall material)
thread, silk, chenille, metallic (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 71 in x 71 in; 180 cm x 180 cm
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Quilting
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_556427