Name/Title
QuiltEntry/Object ID
GHS 2045Description
Appliqued squares with border of flowers, leaves, circles. Not quilted. Squares consist of large ten-point starts with hearts attached to the points. On four hearts leaves are formed from the center of the heart. Colors area muslin backing with applied dark blue and white dot cotton pieces. Edges of quilt are raw and not finished. Center is stamped by: "Mary C. Smith." Label with quilt states: Possible use as a bridal quilt, Pennsylvania German, circa 1830. No facts verify this information but the quilt most likely dates later than 1830. Possible name for quilt pattern would be "Heart and Hex pattern."Provenance
Notes
Donor:
Margaret Bacon Bostwick
Ogontz, PA
April 13th, 1961