Friendship Ring, Dresden Plate, or Aster quilt block

Carrie A. Hall, artist

1866–1955

Friendship Ring, Dresden Plate, or Aster quilt block, circa 1930

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: cotton; appliqué; piecing

Dimensions:
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): Original size 419 x 419 mm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 16 1/2 x 16 1/2 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 22 x 22 in

Credit line: Gift of Carrie A. Hall

Accession number: 1938.0549

Not on display

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Label texts

Archive Label 2003:
This 19th-century pattern was one of many that gained popularity during the quilt revival of the 1920s and 1930s. It requires careful piecing and the ability to sew round edges. The finished “plate” is often appliquéd to a white ground, as it is here.