Name/Title
QuiltEntry/Object ID
LHS 2005.87.1Description
Light summer bedcover made for Joan Sawyer Tibbetts by her grandmother, Mary King Heal, on her birthday in 1938.Technically, not a quilt as there are not three layers sewn together.
56"x64.5"
Hand appliqued butterflies using buttonhole stitch on 20 muslin squares, 1`0 x 10"
Pale cotton sashing, machine sewn
Plain muslin backing
Condition: wide calico border quite faded, some stitching giving wayRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Sawyer, Joan (Tibbetts)Person or Organization
Heal, Mary (King)Update Date
February 7, 2025
