Cradle Quilt from 1836 Anti-Slavery Fair

Cradle Quilt (1836) sold at Anti-Slavery Fair in Boston
Title
Cradle Quilt from 1836 Anti-Slavery Fair
Rights
Digital Commonwealth, at Historic New England collections
Historic New England Link
Creator
Maybe Lydia Maria Child
Lydia Maria ChildLydia Maria Child
Date
December 1836
Language
English for poem in center
Subject
Text of poem, hand-inked in center:
Mother! when around your child/You clasp your arms in love,/And when with grateful joy you raise/Your eyes to God above,-/Think of the negro mother,when/Her child is torn away,/Sold for a little slave-oh then/For that poor mother pray!
Item sets
Burleigh Resources ALL
Site pages
The Life of an Anti-Slavery Agent
Media
Cradle Quilt (1836) sold at Anti-Slavery Fair in BostonCradle Quilt (1836) sold at Anti-Slavery Fair in Boston

Linked resources

Floor Plan for 1839 Anti-Slavery FairFloor Plan for 1839 Boston Anti-Slavery Fair