Name/Title
Friendship's Offering AlbumEntry/Object ID
2005.005.001Description
appliquéd and pieced quilt containing multiple motifs. Some blocks contain original patterns while others are reproductions. The whole quilt, except for one seam on the back, was done by hand.Context
This quilt was made by 56 people from three different guilds from Virginia and Maryland as a gift to Mary Sue Hannan for her 70th birthday. The quilt was fashioned after a quilt found in New Discoveries in American Quilts by Robert Bishops (page 84). It was also on the cover of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine, issue 212. This quilt design was originally made by Sarah Holcomb from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was dated March 9th, 1847.
Over half the blocks are signed by the makers in pen. Some contain sentiments as well.Collection
Permanent CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2005.005Source or Donor
Mary Sue HannanMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Friends of Mary Sue HannanRole
MakerDate made
Oct 1986 - Feb 1988Inscription/Signature/Marks
Location
Top center in the circleTranscription
"Sarah Holcomb in Remembrance of her Friends and Relations. March the 9th in year 1847."
"It is religion that must give sweetest / Pleasure while we live / It is religion that must supply / Solid comfort, when we die / For after death its joys shall be / Lasting as eternity / When you see / Remember me."Notes
This was the inscription on Sarah Holcomb's quiltDimensions
Dimension Description
Overall Quilt DimensionsWidth
115 inLength
115 inColors
Color
Gray, Red, Blue, Yellow, PinkColor Notes
Reds are "rose" and "wine." There are three different shades of blue and three different shades of yellow. The back is pink with red and blue floral designs.Condition
Notes
During folding, volunteers noticed some stainsOverall Condition
ExcellentNotes
Examined by VQM.
