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1850 - 1870 Patience Ramsey's Pieced Quilt

Object Details

Description
Patience Ramsey pieced this quilt with four-pointed stars set with white diamonds, a pattern published in Godey’s Lady’s Book in March 1851. Although no name was given to the design in the magazine, in recent times it is known as “Job’s Troubles.” The roller-printed cottons used for the quilt date from the 1850s.
Patience Ramsey was born in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, in 1832. She married William Gutshall and they had thirteen children. She died in 1880. This quilt and another in the Collection were donated by her granddaughter about 100 years after Patience stitched them.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
maker
Ramsey, Patience
date made
1850-1870
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. F. Morton Leonard
Physical Description
fabric, cotton (overall material)
thread, cotton (overall material)
filling, cotton (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 93 in x 85 in; 237 cm x 217 cm
Object Name
quilt

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