Name/Title
Multicolor Diamond Friendship QuiltDescription
A white friendship quilt with multicolor diamond blocks. From upper right to left, the names read: 1. Phibia Gill (lived one mile north of Bengal on east side of the road, relation to Grandpa Tucker. Third row right to left: 13. Louie Blankenbaker 14. Bertha Ponsler(from Boggstown) 15. Tyocia Tucker? 16. Mattie Tucker (Grandma Tucker) 17. Kate (Ricer) Tucker (Evert's wife) 18. Leon Clark (no relation) Fourth row: 19. Elizabeth Blankenbaker (no relation) 20. Willie Clard 21. Allie Crosby (no relation, lived near Bengal) 22. Eva Yelton (husband Hampton Yelton, cleared? sales) 23. Hampton Yelton (Aunt Ollie's first husband was a son of Hampton Yelton) 24. Emma Babb 25. Orrell E. Yelton (married Squire Parker, sister to Hampton) 26. Emma Gill (Mollie, Tupe, Dud was the father) 27. Thelma Tucker (sister to Henry and Florence, died at about 4 years old, 1904) 28. John Clark (husband to Aunt Nan Clark) 29. Martha Thurston, (no relation) 30. Fay BlankenbakerUse
by the Ladies Aid Society of Bengal, IN.Collection
Charles and Ruth Ziegler & Tucker familyAcquisition
Accession
2001.005Source or Donor
Ziegler, Charles and Ruth, Tucker FamilyAcquisition Method
BequestMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Martha Tucker BladesRole
QuilterManufacturer
Ladies Aid SocietyDate made
Feb 18, 1903Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
Neighborhood
BengalTownship
Hendricks TownshipCounty
Shelby CountyState/Province
IndianaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaNotes
The quilt was made by the Ladies Aid Society of Bengal and the names were embroidered by Martha Tucker Blades, also known as Grandma Mattie Tucker.Create Date
November 19, 2001Update Date
November 22, 2024
