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Title
1853 Yale Engine Company's Quilt
Subject
Quilts
Description
This quilt was created by an unknown group of ladies in South Reading, Massachusetts, and donated to the Yale Engine Company No. 1 in July 1853. It is likely the commemorative quilt was used to raise funds for a new engine house.
Creator
Unknown
Source
National Quilt Collection 1995.0011.04
Publisher
National Museum of American History
Date
1853
Contributor
Gift of Mrs. Robert Stephens
Rights
Fair Use, Section 107, U.S. Copyright Act
Relation
National Quilt Collection
Format
93 in x 78 in
Language
English
Type
Fabric, cotton, thread, silk
Identifier
QuiltYale
Coverage
19th Century