This masterpiece of Victorian silk work came with an attached typed note that read “Made about 1870 by Elizabeth Parkhurst Williams, aunt of Edward C. Parkhurst. Exhibited (in Rhode Island) and corners finished by Mrs. Edward C. Parkhurst.” Mrs. (Mae) Parkhurst was the aunt of Ellen Sampson’s paternal grandmother, Nydia A. Wilcox Sampson. This entire family has lived for generations in New England, where this and two other small quilts in Ms. Sampson’s collection came from. Mrs. Parkhurst exhibited the quilt in the 1950s.

Techniques: pieced, appliqued, embroidered, crazy style
Culture: American
Geographic Location: North America, New England
Credit Line: Gift of Ellen Sampson