{"product_id":"sds4881-whig-rose-vol-3-stamp-5","title":"SDS4881 Whig Rose  Vol 3 Stamp 5","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eWhig Rose\u003c\/strong\u003e is a beautiful 19th-century American quilt design featuring a large stylised rose surrounded by leaves, buds and curving stems. Examples of the pattern survive from around the \u003cstrong\u003e1840s onward\u003c\/strong\u003e, and both pieced and appliquéd versions were made. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe really interesting part is the name. The \u003cstrong\u003eWhigs were an American political party formed in 1833–34\u003c\/strong\u003e, opposing the policies of President Andrew Jackson. The rose pattern became associated with the Whigs, and some historians believe the name may have been a quiet political statement stitched into a quilt. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut there's a wonderful historical twist: \u003cstrong\u003ethere is no surviving evidence that 19th-century quiltmakers actually called the design “Whig Rose.”\u003c\/strong\u003e The name appears to have become established later, with the first known published reference identified in \u003cem\u003eHousehold Journal\u003c\/em\u003e in \u003cstrong\u003e1912\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven more intriguing, some quilts have been called \u003cstrong\u003eDemocrat Rose\u003c\/strong\u003e, and historical quilt researchers have debated whether different floral details were intended to distinguish the political designs. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🧵 A particularly special fact\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Whig Rose wasn't necessarily an easy appliqué design. Some antique examples that \u003cem\u003elook\u003c\/em\u003e appliquéd at first glance are actually made from \u003cstrong\u003emany tiny pieced sections\u003c\/strong\u003e, including remarkably intricate pieced roses. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo your stamp represents more than a pretty flower — \u003cstrong\u003eit's a little piece of American political and quilting history, with a mystery surrounding its very name.\u003c\/strong\u003e 🌹\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd I think that makes Whig Rose a perfect Heritage Quilt Society stamp.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stitch Delight","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49132132204714,"sku":"SDS4881","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/9802\/2570\/files\/sds4881_4.jpg?v=1787667764","url":"https:\/\/www.stitchdelight.net\/es\/products\/sds4881-whig-rose-vol-3-stamp-5","provider":"Stitchdelight.net","version":"1.0","type":"link"}