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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 7377756, member: 8267&quot;]Unlikely. Perhaps a contraction of &quot;possession&quot;, or something else with similar meaning.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think [USER=56]@moreotherstuff[/USER] is probably right that the notation on the bottom left says &quot;this materiel was 1 Dollar a yard&quot;. This struck me as very expensive for a 19th century fabric. It may have seemed exorbitant, too, when Mina included that notation (otherwise why comment on it?). But according to <u>Clues in the Calico</u>, by Barbara Brackman: </p><p>&quot;Abigail Adams wrote of paying $6 per yard for muslin imported from India in 1798. In 1832, American calico was 37 1/2 cents a yard and it dropped to around 12 cents by 1843&quot;.</p><p>So, $1 a yard might not be out of line for an early 19th century date, but worth remarking on later in the century.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Catherine Schultz could correspond with the C S initials on the back.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t think it can be accurately called a quilt, as there is no batting, and no layers stitched together. It is a simpler one layer patchwork, perhaps originally larger, and designed to cover or contain some additional pillow(s) or padding. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you want to try get a better idea of date, you could try to examine the sewing thread used. Cotton sewing thread became common after about 1800. With magnification, you might be able to determine the thread structure, which is a feature that can be dated. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]422507[/ATTACH] </p><p>(Also from <u>Clues in the Calico)</u></p><p><u><br /></u></p><p>3 ply thread was the earliest to be manufactured, and continued in use. 6 ply thread with six separate strands came in after 1840. And 6 ply made from 3 2-ply strands after 1860.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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