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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.

This quilt was made by Susan Rogers of Brooklyn, New York, in 1867. Each of the 25 blocks features a unique design and the name or initials of a family member.

Susannah Pullen and 14 members of her Maine Sunday school class made this quilt in 1863 in accordance with U.S. Sanitary Commission guidelines for Civil War bedding. The ladies penned over 150 inscriptions onto the quilt, including Bible verses,…

Nancy Ward Butler made this quilt in memory of her granddaughter, Nancy Adelaide Butler, who died in 1842 of scarlet fever. Such quilts were expressions of mourning and were thought to have provided a way to work through grief.

Mary Rockhold Teter made this quilt in 1861 for her son, George Teter, a Union soldier from Indiana. The 34 stars in the center and along the border represent the number of states during the Civil War years.

Esther Coates Wileman made this quilt for her daughter, Flora, who died as a young child. She received her medical degree in Philadelphia while completing this Carpenter's Wheel patterned work.

This quilt was made by Ellen Harding Baker of Lone Tree, Iowa, and features the solar system as it would have appeared in astronomy books from the period. It is believed that she intended to teach on the subject using the quilt as a visual guide.

Twelve-year-old Harriet Bradbury, along with her mother and grandmother, assembled this quilt from commemorative fabric samples obtained by her father's New York trade firm. Patriotic symbols, such as the Declaration of Independence, George and…

This quilt was made by Ann, a 16-year-old slave girl on the Womack Plantation in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Ann oversaw the linen care for the plantation.

This represents a rare 19th century example of a quilt made by a male. It is unknown what led Joseph Granger to create this machine-stitched quilt concurrent with his wife's prize-winning piece.