Quilt

Object/Artifact

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Ripon Historical Society

Name/Title

Quilt

Entry/Object ID

2016.0204.0001

Description

Quilt made by Caroline Hill (Mrs. Hazen R.) for niece Miss Clara Bloom ca. 1895. "Always kept folded on back of love seat" written in ink on back. Accession #A69-92-1 with 47 written underneath. Colorful pineapple pattern with light pink mesh on top. Light pink ruffle edge and light pink back. Edging torn in places and discolored. Small stains on edges and bigger stains on back. Made for "Display Only". Netting possibly added later to help preserve silk. Caroline was born in 1840, Lewis County, NY. Married Hazen Richard Hill in 1860. Hazen moved to Ripon in 1849. Caroline died in 1919.

Acquisition

Accession

2016.0204

Source or Donor

Mrs. Ed Fox

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1890 - 1900

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Quilt

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Needlework

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

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