Lynda Salter Chenoweth was a quilter whose research focuses on nineteenth-century signature quilts.
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Philena’s Friendship Quilt
A Quaker Farewell to Ohio
By Lynda Salter Chenoweth
Lynda Salter Chenoweth reveals the value of signature quilts as historic and social documents waiting to be read. Her research to discover the story behind an 1853 Ohio Quaker signature quilt uncovers the identity of the quilt’s recipient, her life and community, and a striking feature of the quilt itself—a “hidden” design element.