Item HT 48723.16 Patch - Quilt, Patchwork, Kay Family, Scotland, circa 1840s

Summary

Alternative Name(s): Hexagon Quilt, Hexagonal Quilt, Honeycomb Quilt, Mosaic Quilt, Six Sided Patchwork

One of 16 single, loose patches with finished edges, not attached to the main quilt (HT 48723) but produced by the same maker around the same time. According to the donor, the quilt and patches were probably made by her great grandmother Jane Kay in the early 1840s.

Physical Description

Small hexagonal fabric patch hand-sewn together, backed with paper recycled from printed publications.