Quilt, “Grandmother’s Flower Garden” pattern

Sarah Kizarre

About 1910

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Small stoneware creamer of angular shape with small loop handle and ribbed terminal that extends to the base of the creamer, covered with Trout Lake Green glaze.
A centerpiece fashioned as a Viking ship with dragon heads at bow and stern. Sides embellished with seven different shields, repeated in the same order on each side. A removable pierced flower frog fits securely within the hull of the ship.
Colorful quilt in the "Everybody" or "Sampler" pattern comprised of a semi-grid of quilt blocks in a variety of traditional patterns, mostly geometric and with a central star made of pastel-colored fabrics, in one corner a block with a mule and in another a large blue and yellow star, the lining plain white and made from textiles from St. Joseph’s Hospital.
White silk ribbon printed in red and blue ink with eagle and shield motif derived from the Great Seal of the United States, and the American flag crowned with a red Phrygian cap, a symbol of freedom and the pursuit of liberty. Above the pictorial motif are the words: 1776. / JULY 4th / 1865.; below are the words: VICTORY! / LIBERTY! / PEACE!