Strip quilt, composed of alternating printed and all-white strips, 6 printed and 5 white. Print is an ombre blue ground with tan medallions edged with a scrolling foliate design and red roses within. Back is three joined pieces of white cotton. Back corner is stamped "KH06".
Quilting is done with an undulating feather on the white strips and a diamond pattern on the printed strips. Back wraps around to front to form the binding.
Stamped on the back of one corner is "KH06." Unknown meaning.
Inscription Type
Stamp
Object Name
Quilt
Material
Cotton
Height (in)
89
Width (in)
90
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2015-06-16
Condition Notes
Generally good with little wear. Most pronounced are about 30 dark stain spots sprinkled across front. Two liquid stains on back as well as a small 1/4" hole.
Object ID
G.03.26.02
Place of Origin
Lancaster County
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Mueller, Jr., Heritage Center Collection
Pieced block quilt uses plain white and various printed cottons. Interpreted as either blocks set on point or set straight. Made by a Quaker family.
Top can be viewed as 12 columns of 12 blocks, set straight, yielding 144 blocks. Within each block is a large (7 - 7 1/4") square of either printed fabric or white, set on point. Small triangles in corners match the fabric of the square. A variety of cotton prints are used.
Alternately, top can be viewed as smaller blocks set on point containing either white only or pieced triangles of 2 different prints.
White cotton back; narrow binding of printed cotton with anchors; cotton batting.
Quilting designs are concentric circles, tulip or other flower, asterisk, parallel lines, scallops, hearts, etc. Double-line stitching on the flowers.
Provenance
Donor believes quilt descended from her Quaker ancestors, the Stubbs. Donor's great-grandmother was Verlinda Lily Stubbs(1831-1912) born in the Stubbs Mansion in Fulton Twp. She came from a Quaker family but in 1851 she married Thomas Ross Neel of Drumore Twp., who was Presbyterian Scots-Irish. She was then reportedly disowned by Little Brittain Monthly Meeting for marrying a non-member. Verlinda was the mother of Charles Neel who was in turn the father of Thomas Ross Neel who was the father of donor.
Multiple brown stains scattered over surface; surface soil is pronounced over much of surface and especially evident on white fabric. Back also stained.
Extensive fabric and batting losses due to deterioration.
Object ID
S.20.1
Place of Origin
Lancaster County
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
