Name/Title
QuiltEntry/Object ID
1987.38.1Description
Pieced quilt made of plain white and red floral-printed calico cotton. The blocks alternate between a plain white block, and white blocks with triangular corners in the printed fabric. The plain blocks are quilting in straight, vertical lines, and the corner-pieced blocks are quilted in a 5-pointed star pattern. There are 8 rows of 5 blocks, and each block is about 8-3/4" x 8-3/4". The edges of the quilt are bordered in the same printed fabric as the block corners. The un-pieced blocks are inscribed with religious sayings and Bible verses. The reverse is stamped in the lower right corner, "Brandon/Soldiers Aid Society" and signed "Made by Mrs. L B. Fairbanks/of Brandon, Vermont.Context
Made by Carolina Bowen Fairbanks of Brandon, Vermont, to be sent to a soldier during the Civil War.
-This quilt was included in the book "Civil War Quilts" by Pam Weeks - published 2012, VHS library 746.46 W418c
-This was included in the book "Homefront & Battlefield: Quilts & Context in the Civil War" by Madelyn Shaw and Lynne Zacek Basset (p. 97) VHS Library 746.46/Sh 27Acquisition
Accession
1987.38Source or Donor
Historical Society of York CountyAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
In Memory of Sophia WilfongMade/Created
Artist
Fairbanks, Carolina Frances Bowen (1843-1944)Date made
circa 1860Place
Town
BrandonCounty
Rutland CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
QuiltNomenclature Primary Object Term
NeedleworkNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
84 inWidth
59 in