Quilt, Star of Bethlehem

First Baptist Church, Perth Amboy

ca. 1845–48 · Cotton · The American Wing

According to his granddaughter-in-law, Reverend George Faitute Hendricksen (1817-1894) received this quilt as a gift from his congregation during a church Harvest Festival. A minister for over fifty years, Hendricksen served as pastor of the First Baptist Church of Perth Amboy from 1845 to 1848. It was not uncommon for congregations to create quilts for ministers when they departed for another church; perhaps that is the reason this quilt was made.

Artist

First Baptist Church, Perth Amboy

Date

ca. 1845–48

Medium

Cotton

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. George Sands Bryan, in memory of her husband, George Sands Bryan, 1946