EXHIBITS

Stamford Quilts – September 22, 2000 through February 24, 2001

The Teaching Quilt

Appliquéd quilt inscribed “Harriet Knapp, Stamford, Conn. March A.D. 1854”

The Quilt was made for her school children as a teaching aid. Each square is done with a different motif in its design: birds, cows, hearts, scissors, etc. Wide over-all border is an applied green vine with red flowers, while quilt has many colors appliquéd on white. c. 1854.

Published in Safford & Bishop's American Quilts and Coverlets.

Purchased. PM62-1.

© Stamford Historical Society

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