1861 Mary Rockhold Teter's "Stars and Stripes" Quilt
date: label: Date made
content: 1861
name: label: Associated Name
content: Lyon, Nathaniel
label: Associated Name
content: Lincoln, Abraham
label: Associated Name
content: Butler, Benjamin Franklin
label: Associated Name
content: Scott, Winfield
label: made for
content: Teter, George
label: quilter
content: Teter, Mary Rockhold
notes: label: Description
content: In 1940 Eugene Teter donated to the Museum this patriotic quilt made by his great-grandmother in 1861 for his grandfather, a Union soldier from Indiana. Mary Rockhold Teter based her pieced and appliquéd quilt on a design published in the July 1861 issue of <I> Peterson's Magazine </I>, a popular women's periodical published in Philadelphia. She personalized it by quilting the name of her son, George Teter, and the names of Generals Scott and Taylor under whom he served. Also found in the quilting are "Abe "and "Ab Lyncoln," "Genral Lyon," the word "Cat" and the year "1861." There are thirty-four stars appliquéd in the center diamond and the same number appliquéd in the border. They represent the number of states in the Union from July 4, 1861 until July 4, 1863, the Civil War years.
label: Description
content: Mary Rockhold was born in Ohio in 1817 and married Thomas E. Teter in 1838. They moved to Indiana in 1846 and had seven children; four daughters died in infancy, three sons attained adulthood. Mary and Thomas were fortunate enough to celebrate their Golden Anniversary in 1888. Mary died in 1897 in Noblesville, Indiana. This "Stars and Stripes" patriotic quilt is a reminder of her devotion to family and country.
label: Description
content: "She was of a family of strong, patriotic Revolutionary stock, and inherited a willingness to do and to labor that the country might grow. Her grand-father was Capt. John Rockhold a native of Pennsylvania, who served in the War for Independence. Her father, Joseph Rockhold, moved from Pennsylvania to Ohio in 1800. He was a captain in the War of 1812. This trait of patriotism was one of the strongest in the character of Mrs. Teter. During the late war she showed her great love for the soldier boys in many ways, aiding in every way she could to encourage and help in the country's peril."
label: Description
content: (From the obituary of Mary Rockhold-Teter, 1897)
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Quilting
label: Subject
content: Patriotic
label: Subject
content: Patriotism and Patriotic Symbols
label: Subject
content: Civil War
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Military
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content: Quilts
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Peterson's Magazine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Eugene A. Teter and Martha Brown Teter
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T08420
label: accession number
content: 157340
label: catalog number
content: T08420
objectType: label: Object Name
content: quilt
label: Object Type
content: quilts
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: thread, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: filling, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 86 in x 87 in; 219 cm x 220 cm