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Lady of the Lake (twin quilts); The Lost Ship or Rocky Glen; Log Cabin

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28-30-514

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association

Who documented this quilt?

Florida Quilt Project

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQA LMFL - 65

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

07-19-2008

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Lady of the Lake (twin quilts)

Owner's name for quilt:

The Lost Ship or Rocky Glen

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Log Cabin

Brackman # or other source & #:

1362

How wide is the quilt?

74 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

74 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Red

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Damage:

Fading; Fold marks or creases

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Red Log Cabin Quilt One of pair made by: Harriet Rayder Hotchkiss, Whitehall-Hampton County, NY Born - 1836 Died 1923

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Time period:

1850-1875

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

49

Size of quilt blocks:

8" x 8"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Triangles

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Width between quilting lines:

1/4" - 1"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

leaves

Quilt top made by:

Hotchkiss, Harriet Rayden

Quilted by:

Hotchkiss, Harriet Rayden

Where the quilt was made, city:

Whitehall

Where the quilt was made, county:

Hampton

Where the quilt was made, state:

New York (NY)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Details about why the quilt was made:

twin quilts - one was used in home/one was never used

Quilt is presently used as:

Other collection

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Photo history

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public

Quilt owner's name:

Catherine Tritle Merrill

Quilt owner's city:

Winter Park

Quilt owner's county:

Seminole

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Harriet Rayden Hotchkin

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

10-27-1836

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Whitehall

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

New York

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

c.1923

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Cite this Quilt

Hotchkiss, Harriet Rayde. Lady of the Lake (twin quilts). 1850-1875. From Florida Quilt Project, Florida Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=28-30-514. Accessed: 03/29/24