Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date
1592	Quilt Square	Object, Quilt Block				October 1, 1862	Quilt Square Item: 1592    Object ID: 995-15-15 Catalog: Objects Type: Object, Quilt Block Date: October 1, 1862 Description: Red and white cotton basket pattern square from “Friendship Quilt”. Made by May E. Read for a bride’s quilt. Inscription reads, “Please accept my best wishes for your future happiness.” In wooden frame under glass. Donor info - It was the custom at that time to present a bride with a “Friendship Quilt” made up of squares designed and made by friends. Then quilting parties were held and the quilt put together. Repaired and washed by Mrs. Barry Smith. May Read was from Swans Island. [show more]

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