1890-1899

Janet E. Finley Collection of Quilt History Photographs

Guilford, Maine, United States

Cabinet Card c. 1887-1893
Photographer: Page, Guildford, Maine
Size: 4.25" x 6.5"

This unknown gentleman's post mortem image was immortalized by Mr. Page, a Guilford, Maine, photographer. The quilt is composed of multiple fabrics which have been string pieced. According to Guilford historian, Tom Goulette, the photographer, Mr. Page, at one time sold furniture and was a mortician, in addition to his photography business.

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