1870-1879

Janet E. Finley Collection of Quilt History Photographs

UnCased Tintype c. 1870-1875
Photographer: Unknown
Size: Sixth Plate (2.625" x 3.25")

One girl is holding yarn, and the other is sewing Four Block quilt squares, some of which are still on her lap. A pieced quilt or quilt top is at her feet, and her spool of thread is on the table along with her sewing box. The quilt displayed on the floor appears to be made from a variety of fabrics alternating with plain muslin squares.

-- With permission of the publisher, excerpted from Janet E. Finley, Quilts in EveryDay Life 1855-1955 (Schiffer Publishing, 2012).