This first quilt is such a spectacular quilt. It was hand stitched by Emma and her daughter Elizabeth. Here is what the frame says.
In May 1871- Alexander & David Hyrem Smith left Nauvoo to go west to Salt Lake on to California on a mission trip for the RLDS Church. Elizabeth "Lizzie", Wife of Alexander was in the 9th Month of pregnancy with their 5th child. In their absence Elizabeth and her Mother in Law Emma made four quilts for the beds in their children's rooms. Two were blue/green and two were rose colored. My Grandfather; Don Alvin, was born on May 18th 1871 at the Mansion House and spent his childhood nights under this quilt. When he married my Grandmother; Susan Zeanette "Nettie", she used it as a bed cover on their bed until his death in 1904. After he died she never used it again, but it hung over the footboard of her bed until her death in 1957. It meant much to her as it represented the majority of the nights of her husband's life. My sister Carmen recieved it from my Grandmother Smith and kept until her passing in 2002. It then came into my possession. It is one of my most prized possessions as it was hand stitched by both my Great Great Grandmother (Emma) and my Great Grandmother (Lizzie) and a cherished possession of my Grandmother (Nettie) for 67 years.
Signed,
Robert W. Smith
Second Great Grandson
Here is the quilt plus a few others.
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