QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

SSQAGHS0177

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Inherited

Quilt top made by:

Mary Celestra Eidson Wise

Quilted by:

Mary Celestra Eidson Wise

Where the quilt was made, state:

Georgia (GA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Inheritance to Father thento granddaughter. Made by great grandmother. Born 1827 Died 1918.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Artwork/wall hanging

Where did the maker get their materials?

Unknown

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Drunkards Path

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Commercial pattern

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

Quilt Documented: Back of quilt, Florida Quilt Heritage Museum of Florida History #4SQC53

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Kathy Irvine

Quilt owner's city:

Oviedo

Quilt owner's county:

Seminole

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Eidson

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1827

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1918

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Christian

Who photographed this quilt?

Mary Jo Martin

Access and copyright information:

Open/Public Domain

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