Phoebe Haight WING

  General Notes:

Ohio Historical Museum Holding Title/Object Quilt Maker Benedict, Phoebe Haveland Wing (1808 - 1885) / maker, quilter Place of Origin State/Province : Ohio County : Morrow Township : Peru Town/City : Peru Date of Origin 1865-1875 Bracketed Description 1 item Object Description: Quilt has nine-patch squares set on point spaced by solid blocks. The 725 pieced blocks are 2-inches square and are set 25 across x 29 down. The fabrics are scrap cottons from the period in colors of pink, blue, brown, green, and cream with patterns of stripes, florals, and geometrics. The solid block fabric is a cream and gray scalloped print. The border has three strips, two of pink/white tiny floral fabric with the cream and gray scalloped print in the middle. The four corners are 5 1/2-inch nine blocks of the border fabrics. The applied binding is a red, cream and gray floral stripe. The backing fabric is cream with tiny pink star-flowers and cream leaves. The quilting is straight stitching on the grain through the diagonal blocks forming a grid and the border has double stitching on the diagonal.

Notes Benedict and her family was a member of the Society of Friends. Historical Notes Family history indicates that Benedict made the quilt around the Civil War.

History Subjects Furnishings Society of Friends (Quakers)

Holdings Location Shelving Call# Copy# Status OHS Museum Historical Furnishings H 87184 Ask at desk

Phoebe married Aaron Lancaster BENEDICT, son of Aaron BENEDICT and Esther LANCASTER, on 10 Jan 1829. (Aaron Lancaster BENEDICT was born on 13 Jul 1804 in Peru Twp., Clinton Co., New York, USA, died on 25 Jun 1867 in Peru, Morrow, Ohio and was buried in Alum Creek Friends Cem., Morrow Co., Ohio.)