Jane A. Stickle Quilt Poster Unframed
Quilt made by Jane A. Stickle in 1863. Made of 169 five by five inch blocks roughly arranged by color in squares around center, border of triangles with scalloped edge. 5,602 pieces. No pattern or fabric is the same. Marked "In wartime, 1863". Six ply, double stitch thread with 8-10 stitches per inch.
Jane A. Blakley was born in Shaftsbury, Vermont, on April 8, 1817. By 1850, she was married to Walter A. Stickle. Jane died on March 2, 1896. She is buried in Center Shaftsbury Cemetery.
Original quilt on view every September and October at the Bennington Museum, Bennington, Vermont.
