Commemorative quilt
- Image
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- Created Date
- 1894 - 1905
- Description
A quilt top of white and blue wool square. On white squares are the names of Southern Illinois Civil War military personnel, embroidered in red. Blue squares have white asterisks embroidered in the center and are bordered with red feather stitching.
- Creator
Women's Auxiliary of the Southern Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Association (creator)
- Contributing Institution
- Chicago History Museum
- Subjects
- Furnishings (works)
Coverings and hangings
Quilts
Martin, Jas. S. (James Stewart), 1826-1907
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Location
- Salem (Ill.)
- Type
- physical object
- Format
- Length 75 inWidth 64 inLinen (material)PatchworkEmbroideringQuilting
- Language
- English
- Rights
- © Chicago Historical Society, all rights reserved.
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- Chicago citation style
- Women's Auxiliary of the Southern Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Association (creator). Commemorative quilt. 1894 - 1905. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/3185. (Accessed April 17, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Women's Auxiliary of the Southern Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Association (creator), (1894 - 1905) Commemorative quilt. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/3185
- MLA citation style
- Women's Auxiliary of the Southern Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Association (creator). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/3185>.