Harriet Carpenter Quilt
Mary Jo Scott is searching for her great-great-grandmothers quilt which was sold at the Womans Club Thrift Shop in State College, Pennsylvania around 1972.
The quilt is supposed to be a flag pattern, having one very large American flag on it with a blue background. It may be similar to the pictures to the right. The quilting is superb and it has ornate embroidery saying “Made and presented to JCH by Grandma Carpenter” and the date. The date is probably between 1895 and 1900.
Mary Jo says, “The most important clue I have about the missing quilt is that I am sure it will have the beautiful embroidery with initials JCH. It is possible that it is not the flag pattern. My cousin who saw it as a child thinks it was a flag.”
This quilt is believed to be the twin to the one above. It is featured in Patricia Herrs new book, “Quilting Traditions.” Mary Jo owns this quilt. She was told about the missing quilt by her 82-year-old cousin who described it to her. She knows that her great-great grandmother did make duplicates of some of her other non-traditional patterns. About twenty heirloom quilts by this woman have been documented, and most are different patterns.
If you know of a quilt that meets this description, please contact Mary Jo Scott at LRSMJS3450@aol.com.
