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17-13-2681

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Connecticut Quilt Search

Who documented this quilt?

Connecticut Quilt Search Project

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Mohawk-Cornwall

Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:

2774

Source of the information on this quilt:

Grandmother

When was the form filled out?

6/1/1996

Who helped you fill out the form?

DC,CWM

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Whig Rose

How wide is the quilt?

79.5

How long is the quilt?

81

What color is the quilt?

White; Red; Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1876-1900

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Size of quilt blocks:

16 x 17

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Describe the borders:

Solid border, Double border, Strippy border, 5, 10, Butted border

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain; Geometric

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Backing fabric print is soild, Backing is stained, Quilt back is machine pieced

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; good

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16")

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch; Outline

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Simple quilting, Border quilting dissimilar to the rest of the quilt, feathered vine

Quilt top made by:

Sloatman, Ella Georgette

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

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

Yes, information available

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Keefer

Quiltmaker's birth date:

11/20/1864

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Williamsport

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

8/30/50

Biography of the quiltmaker:

Where quiltmaker lived: Williamsport, PA

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Connecticut Quilt Search Project

Cite this Quilt

Sloatman, Ella Georgett. Whig Rose. 1876-1900. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2681. Accessed: 03/28/24