Quilters used patterns based on tradition and their own inherent skill. This mosaic or honeycomb quilt was an elegant one made of silk and velvet sewn onto a black background. It was created around 1875, by Kate Melvina Newton (1851-1911) of Greenfield, Massachusetts, the daughter of John and Angeline Newton. Kate married her sister Anna’s widower, Solon J. Wiley, who was a wealthy manufacturer in Greenfield.
Wiley, Kate Melvina Newton. Mosaic or Honeycomb Quilt. ca. 1870. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1975-02/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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