Possibly made by Dolly A. Wheelock in 1860. It was donated by Dorothy Fitch Vanderbilt and Anita Fitch Moore in 1993.
This quilt was brought from New York to Kansas in 1920 by Mrs. Dolly A. Wheelock Fitch, mother of the late Dr. E. W. Fitch. It was believed to be at least 130 years old at the time it was donated. As of September 2025 it is approximately 165 years old.
The quilt has a white background with red flowers and green leaves appliqued on. The appliqued work is stuffed (padded). This quilting technique is called trapunto.
The quilt is hand-stitched/quilted with some evidence of machine stitching on the edges of the quilt attaching a bias tape binding to the back, which is then hand-stitched on the opposite side of the bias tape. There is no batting in the quilt.
