Surprise Quilt Presented to Mary A. Grow185687 × 82 1/2"Ink and embroidery on cottonGift in memory of Margaret Trautwein Stoddard and her daughter, Eleanor Stoddard Seibold2003.2.1016 blocks with inked or embroidered signatures1543553134Various quiltmakersTextilesThe American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain.14 signatures in 16 blocks, one is embroidered in red cotton, others in sepia ink: Gabriel Young; Electa Sperry; Rosanna Newman; Sarah B. Hendrick; Mary Jones;Sarah Parlee; Susan Young; Catherine Kinney; Elisabeth Cotton/Plymouth 1856; Emma Smith; Carrie P. Hendrick; P.A. Godfrey; Sarah YoungPlymouthPlymouthUnited StatesMichiganTextilesPlymouthAlthough the occasion celebrated by this quilt is unknown, each block bears the name of a friend who contributed to a “surprise” for Mary A. Grow, as the quilt is inscribed in ink on the reverse. Mary Ann Hackett (1817–1896) was born in England and moved with her family to New York State, where she married William A. Grow, a minister. They subsequently moved to Plymouth, Michigan, where this quilt was made, and then to Pennsylvania. The quilt was obviously cherished over the years and descended in Mary’s family.
Stacy C. Hollander, "Surprise Quilt Presented to Mary A. Grow," 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.orgTextilessignature quilt18561856 2003 2 1 Although the occasion celebrated by this quilt is unknown, each block bears the name of a friend who contributed to a “surprise” for Mary A. Grow, as the quilt is inscribed in ink on the reverse. Mary Ann Hackett (1817–1896) was born in England and moved with her family to New York State, where she married William A. Grow, a minister. They subsequently moved to Plymouth, Michigan, where this quilt was made, and then to Pennsylvania. The quilt was obviously cherished over the years and descended in Mary’s family.
Stacy C. Hollander, "Surprise Quilt Presented to Mary A. Grow," 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.orgTextilessignature quilt