In honor of the Nubian Heritage Quilters Guild's exhibit on display at the Crane House & Historic YWCA now through July 14th, we're highlighting some quilts from our collection during this month's… | Montclair History Center

In honor of the Nubian Heritage Quilters Guild's exhibit on display at the Crane House & Historic YWCA now through July 14th, we're highlighting some quilts from our collection during this month's Montclair Artifact Spotlight series.

We have quite a few quilts in our collection (have you seen the quilts on our digital collections page?), ranging from the 18th Century up through the late 20th Century.

This piece here was made in between those time periods, some time during the 19th Century.
It is rather unique in that in addition to quilting that was done by hand, it also features stenciling.

We believe the stenciling would have used plant-based dyes, making a brilliant, colorful image which has faded over time.

The stenciling is done so fine that one would think it's a patchwork quilt from far away, possibly the intention of the quilter!

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