Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Secret Societies and Quilts

 


Happy Wednesday!

I've been studying secret societies and the symbols that end up on women's quilts.

I saw many at the Infinite Variety (Red and White) exhibit in NYC way back in 2011.

These two quilts have symbols for the Odd Fellows:



This one might be for the Shriners:


Although I don't have any photos of temples that exemplify the Masons, there are many photos online:



Of course the societies excluded women from their chapters.  Auxiliaries were set up for ladies by the mid 19th century after a backlash of opposition to these kinds of societies.

More on this later!

Have a great day!









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  1. NannOctober 9, 2024 at 5:52 AM

    Ah, those secret societies. I've made quilts for Alpha Gamma Delta and P.E.O. but the designs are not as arcane as those in the antiques you show.

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