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Single Irish Chain Quilt Top

Single Irish Chain Quilt Top - Quilt
Accession #: 1230.1
Title: Single Irish Chain Quilt Top
Object Type: Quilt
Participants:
Physical Description: This patchwork quilt has squares of blue, yellow, black and deep muted red prints that alternate with white squares to form the design. The blocks vary in size from 10 1/2 inches to 11 1/2 inches. Pink and white triangles alternate to form the border. The quilt top is hemmed, but it is not quilted.
Description: Family history states that Clarissa Judd used a variety of cotton fabrics to make this quilt in Farmington, Connecticut before 1820. She never married and, by 1850, was living in Hubbard, Wisconsin with her (brother?) Edward and his family. Eventually her quilt migrated west to Portland, Oregon with her nephew; his son later brought the quilt to Spokane, Washington.
Category: Textiles
Subjects/Topics/Concepts:
Bedding (Furnishing)
Geographical Reference: Conneticut (National); Portland (National->Oregon->Multnomah County); Spokane (Washington->Spokane County); Wisconsin (National)
Dimensions:
Object L x W 89 x 89 "
Materials/Techniques:
cotton (Material)
muslin (Material)
quilting (Technique)
Related Exhibits:
Credit Line: Gift of Vida Judd, 1940

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