QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Signature Quilt Pilot Project; International Quilt Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

Signature Quilt Pilot Project Number:

2008.040.0089

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Album

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Album

How wide is the quilt?

71 inches

How long is the quilt?

87 inches

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

1a:M.A. Brown 1b:Maria Odell 1c:Sarah Jurnes 1d:S. A. Conklin 1e:Mary Haring 2a:Joanna Blauvelt 2b:Eliza J. Onderdonk 2c:____ Jurnes 2d:M E M_____ 3a:Maria Litokholt 3b:F.O. 3c:Elizabeth Sbills 3d:_____ Oderdonk 4a:Johanna Blauvelt 4b:Eliza Hopper 4c:Mary E. Onderdonk 4d:H A Blauvelt 4e:Mary. Wilcox 5a:M _ _ 5b:C A Onderdonk 5c:Emily Mar_ _ _ 5e:Anna Kasting 6a:A. G. D_ _ _ _ 6b:M. E. Friels 6c:ALMIRA S. 6d:Mrs E Lecur 6e:S. Furman Top Border:George Furman Top Border:Elmira Furman Left Border:A G Cooper Left Border:Sarah Cooper Left Border:Mary C Cooper Left Border:A. S. Cooper Left Border:Mary Ann Cooper Left Border:L. Cooper Left Border:William W Furman Bottom Border:Elizabeth Furman Bottom Border:John W Furman Right Border:Mary J Willkes Right Border:Elizabeth Onderdonk

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery; Ink

Location of inscription:

on block; on border

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1840 - 1860

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Twenty-five of the inscriptions are embroidered. The most common color used is red thread, in which twenty names appear. Followed by gold thread which appears twice and then one name each in black, green and tan. Fifteen of the inscriptions are done with black ink. The many different inscription methods and variations in block designs indicate that the quilt was probably a collaborative project.

Quilt top made by:

Unknown, Quiltmaker

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

This quilt was previously owned by collectors Sara Rhodes Dillow and Byron Dillow, M.D. of Fremont, Nebraska. The International Quilt Study Center received the quilt in 2008, from the estate of Sara and Byron Dillow, M.D.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Describe the source of the pattern:

Unknown

Quilt owner's name:

International Quilt Study Center

Quilt owner's city:

Lincoln

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Description of quilt:

This album quilt contains 40 names, many individuals share common last names. Very little information is known about the quilt at this time.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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