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Paper Pieced Mosaic Quilt

Date1820 - 1840

MediumCottons pieced in paper template method

Dimensions89 3/4 × 79 inches (228 × 200.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Miss Georgiana Phillips.

Object numberOT1961.4

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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 TextThe Sarah Levy's granddaughter Eugenia Levy Phillips was perhaps the recipient of this quilt, as she was born in Savannah in 1820. Eugenia was considered a spy for the Confederacy and a threat to the Northern war effort and imprisoned in Washington, DC for three weeks. She then returned to her home in New Orleans, LA where she was characterized by Union General Benjamin Butler “an uncommon, bad and dangerous woman, stirring up strife and inciting to riot”. She was banished to Ship Island, MS, a prison for Confederate prisoners of war, for three months. Her sister Phoebe Levy Pember operated one of the Confederate hospitals in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

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