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1826
19th Century
97 in. x 94 in.

Emily A. Jewett, b. 1798

Object Type: Household Object
Medium and Support: cotton
Credit Line: Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Strong
Accession Number: 1978.59
A whitework quilt with a flower, vines and leaves motif repeated throughout. Along the edge are raised dots and fiddlehead ferns. There is a paper label attached to a corner which reads, "Made by Emily A. Jewett, 1826. In the attic of the Matthew Jewett House." Emily A. Jewett (b. 1798) married Matthew Clarke in 1831. This quilt was made when she was 16 years old.

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