Presentation Quilt for William A. SargentBlocks made c. 1854; assembled and quilted later81 x 79 " (205.7 x 200.7 cm)Cotton with ink and cotton embroideryGift of Cyril Irwin Nelson2003.1.11composed of inscribed blocks dedicated to deceased members of a church community
signature quilt1543483124Members of the Freewill Baptist ChurchTextilesThe American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain.LoudonLoudonUnited StatesNew HampshireTextilesGavin AshworthLoudonsee Massachusetts Quilt Documentation ProjectThe blocks of this quilt were sewn as a gift for William A. Sargent, elder of the Freewill Baptist Church in Loudon, New Hampshire, when he became pastor of the second Gilmanton, New Hampshire, church in 1856. The pieces were assembled and quilted by his daughter, Clara Sargent Hickok, much later, in the 1930s.
Stacy C. Hollander, "Presentation Quilt for William A. Sargent," exhibition label for QUILTS: Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum. Stacy C. Hollander, curator. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2010.
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To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org18541870 2003 1 1 see Massachusetts Quilt Documentation ProjectThe blocks of this quilt were sewn as a gift for William A. Sargent, elder of the Freewill Baptist Church in Loudon, New Hampshire, when he became pastor of the second Gilmanton, New Hampshire, church in 1856. The pieces were assembled and quilted by his daughter, Clara Sargent Hickok, much later, in the 1930s.
Stacy C. Hollander, "Presentation Quilt for William A. Sargent," exhibition label for QUILTS: Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum. Stacy C. Hollander, curator. New York: American Folk Art Museum, 2010.
Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org