Quilt by Leah Jeanette (Sawyer) Stanley (1874-1944)

Catalogue #:
2018.406.2183
Title:
Quilt by Leah Jeanette (Sawyer) Stanley (1874-1944)
Subject:
Description:
Quilt. Red and white (or beige) squares, 73" x 81" with solid white (or beige) reverse; filled with cotton batting. 14 5" x 6" squares long by 15 5"x6" squares wide. Each white square has a red embroidered flower, vegetable, bird, human figure, or animal in it. Donor states quilt was found in house when the property was bequeathed to the Heliker-LaHotan Foundation by Robert LaHotan's will and trust. Donor believes the quilt was made by Leah Stanley (Leah Jeanette (Sawyer) Stanley 1874-1944) who lived in the house with her husband Lewis Stanley. Quilt was displayed in 2006 GCIHS quilt exhibit.
Named Person:
Leah Sawyer Stanley
Robert 'Bob' LaHotan
Lewis 'Lew' Stanley
Creator:
Leah Stanley
Materials:
Fabric
Size:
73" x 81"

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Leah Stanley, “Quilt by Leah Jeanette (Sawyer) Stanley (1874-1944),” Great Cranberry Island Historical Society, accessed January 31, 2025, https://gcihs.digitalarchive.us/items/show/2192.Catalogue # 2018.406.2183

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