Name/Title
Friendship QuiltEntry/Object ID
2018.027.001Description
Friendship Quilt made by members of Red Hook's M.E. Church c 1850 and presented to Reverend & Mrs. James N. Shaffer. Names inked on the quilt squares include Benner, Welsh, Tyler, Martin and others that are illegible. In the center, printed in ink "Presented by the Ladies of the M.E. Church of Red Hook, April 10, 1850. Label sewn to front corner of quilt: "Presented to Rev & Mrs. J. N. Shaffer by members of their congregation about 90 years ago...1948. Great-uncle and aunt of Mary and Mable Hale. This quilt was willed to them." The quilt measures 74" x 85".Collection
Friendship Quilt