A quilt made in the mid-1800s and hidden from Confederate soldiers will be displayed at each performance of “Reunion” at the Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H.

The quilt was made by Lydia Frances Dilliner, a teen-ager who grew up in a Union-supporting family in Point Marian, Pa., near the Mason-Dixon line.

“She was about 17 to 19 years old when she made the quilt. It was 1858 to 1860,” said Marti Butell, Dilliner’s great-granddaughter and stage manager for the play.

The cotton bed quilt has a blue border with stars around its edge. Red and white stripes form the background of the quilt. A diamond in the quilt’s center contains 41 stars, which represent the number of states in the Union at that time.

“During the Civil War, the Confederates were coming up into the vicinity,” Butell said. “The family hid the quilt in the loft so the Confederates (wouldn’t know they were) Union supporters.”

The quilt was handed down to Butell by her mother.

“It has never been displayed before,” she said.