QUILT INDEX RECORD
11-37-2621
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts
Who documented this quilt?
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts
MASS-Quilts ID Number:
5617
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
93.5
Length:
95.25
Quilt top made by:
Shelley, Christiana King
Quiltmaker's state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Quiltmaker's city:
Holyoke
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:
1832
Date of death and location:
1919
Time period:
1876-1900
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
25 blocks
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
handkerchiefs. 3 Benjamin Harrison political motifs, plain weave
Inscription, type:
Message
Inscription, content:
Protection of Home Industries
Describe where the inscription was found:
on front
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Political Handkerchiefs
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1888c
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Shelley, Christiana Kin. Political Handkerchiefs. 1876-1900. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-2621. Accessed: 03/28/24