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Q is for quilts of all colors and types
Crazy Quilt, c. 1895
This multi-colored quilt of silk, satin and velvet is set in squares. The wine velvet border is edged with gold braid. The backing is dark blue. Fine embroidery offsets the rich pattern.
Brick Store Museum Collection. Gift of Mrs. William L. Pierce, 1961. 3944
Starburst Quilt
This quilt was made in Maine c. 1850-1860 and purchased by the donor.
Brick Store Museum Collection, Gift of Kathryn Winnie Tunis, 2003.
Quilt, c. 1850
This cotton quilt measures 200 x 178 cm. The log cabin design in browns, tans and white is all hand done and backed in plain white cotton. It is said that there are 5, 720 pieces in this quilt.
Brick Store Museum Collection. Gift of Mrs. Edgar S. Hawks, 1949. 2006
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