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Pieced quilt in Lone Star and Carpenter’s Wheel patterns.
Pieced Quilt
Pieced quilt in Lone Star and Carpenter’s Wheel patterns.
Pieced quilt in Lone Star and Carpenter’s Wheel patterns.
Pieced Quilt, Mary Ann Walker Bostick, c. 1830-1860, cotton fabrics, cotton batting and muslin back, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia.

Pieced Quilt

Maker (American, 1806 - 1887)
Datec. 1830 - 1860
MediumCotton fabrics with a thin cotton batting and muslin back
Dimensions110 × 112 inches (279.4 × 284.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bostick Darling.
Object number1984.12.1
On View
Not on view
CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextMary Ann Martha Walker, born in 1806, married Littleberry Bostick, Jr. of Louisville, GA in 1820, had 11 children, and died in 1887. Family oral history states that this quilt was made by enslaved workers under the supervision of Mary Walker at the family's home, Mount Pleasant. The 1860 U.S. Census showed that she owned 42 enslaved persons.
Place MadeMt. Pleasant Plantation, Louisville, Georgia, United States of America
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