Name/Title
Crazy Quilt | Emma Augusta Bucknam Wadsworth | Eastport, Maine | 1895Description
CRAZY QUILT, 1895! Crazy quilt in our collections that was made by Emma Augusta Bucknam Wadsworth of Eastport, Maine in 1895. The quilt itself is 44” wide by 56” high. Emma, who was born in Eastport in 1845, made the quilt when she was 50 years old for her niece, Marion Sabine Paine (married name), and she signed and dated the quilt in thread “Aunt Emma 1895.” Emma passed away six years later in 1901 at age 56. The quilt then came down through several generations of the Wadsworth family. Marion gave the quilt to her daughter, Emily Paine Fried (married name) who in turn gave it to her daughter Louise Wadsworth Fried Peck (married name). Louise gave the quilt to John L. Raye of Connecticut who is also a direct descendent and great grandson of Emma Augusta Bucknam Wadsworth. John and his wife, Frances Trzcinski, donated the quilt to the Tides Institute in the spring of 2022 so that the quilt could come “home” to Eastport where it began. We are very grateful to them.
Quilt made by Emma Augusta Bucknam Wadsworth, Eastport, Maine. Given to Marion Payne, daughter of Major George Sabine and Addy Wadsworth Sabine (Clark). Identified by Louise Wadsworth Peck.
Framed Dimensions: 49 3/4" wide x 61 1/2" high.
Quilt dimensions: 44" wide x 56" high.
A quilt made by my Great Grandmother, Emma Augusta Bucknam Wadsworth and generously given by the Peck family of Cambridge!
Emma Augusta Bucknam Wadsworth
BIRTH
3 Feb 1845
Eastport, Washington County, Maine, USA
DEATH
15 Feb 1901 (aged 56)
Eastport, Washington County, Maine, USA
BURIAL
Hillside Cemetery
Eastport, Washington County, Maine, USA
Emma Augusta Bucknam
married Henry H. Wadsworth to become Emma Augusta Bucknam Wadsworth
quilt dates to 1895 and signature (in thread) in the quilt: "Aunt Emma 1895"
Emma's sister in law was Adelaide Wadsworth Sabine, she was married to George Sabine (killed during the Civil War at Petersburg)
quilt was made for and given to Adelaide and George's daughter, Marion (Emma's niece and hence the "Aunt Emma 1895" woven in thread in the quilt
Marion passed the quilt on to her daughter _______________
Marion's daughter in turn passed the quilt onto to her daughter, Louise Peck (Marion's granddaughter) of Cambridge, Massachusetts (Louise Peck now has Civil War diaries of George Sabine).
Louse Peck gave quilt to John Raye one to one and half years ago.
John Raye and his wife, Frances Trzcinski, donated the quilt to the Tides Institute & Museum of Art in the spring of 2022.
From John L. Raye by email, August 29, 2022:
Emma Augusta Bucknam Married Henry Howard Wadsworth both of Eastport. Emma was the maker of the quilt. It was made for her niece Marion Sabine daughter of George Sabine and Frances Adelaide Wadsworth Sabine, (both from Eastport) Henry Howard Wadsworth's beloved sister. Marion Sabine Paine's ( married name ) daughter Emily Paine Fried (married name) inherited the quilt which was given to her daughter Louise Wadsworth Fried Peck (married name) who gave the quilt to John L. Raye also a descendent of Emma Augusta Bucknam Wadsworth. John gave the quilt to the Tides Institute and Museum of Art. The quilt was signed "from Aunt Emma 1895". This quilt has found it's way home through direct decent.