QUILT INDEX RECORD

49-142-2213

New York Quilt Project ID #:

HAM-062

Location of Interview:

Hamburg, NY

When was the form filled out?

05/20/1989

Who documented this quilt?

New York Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

American Folk Art Museum

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Cattaraugus Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Cattaraugus

Quilt owner's state:

New York (NY)

2. How did the present owner acquire this quilt?

Purchase

3. How was the quilt acquired? Who will be the next owner of this quilt?

This quilt was made for a fundraiser, it was signed by 293 people. Each block represents a family.

6. When was the quilt made?

c. 1892

Time period:

1876-1900

Was it made for a particular person, or for a special occasion or purpose?

Fundraising

9. Where did the quiltmaker live when this quilt was made?

New York (NY)

20. Did the quiltmaker have a name for this pattern? If so, what?

Goose Tracks

Do you know any other name for this pattern?

Album Quilt

21. Has the quilt ever been exhibited? If so, where?

Was exhibited in a local bank.

Describe the quilt in one or two sentences:

Album blocks (each block has 5 names for each family) Red and white

Size: Length:

81"

Width:

71"

Number of quilt blocks:

42 blocks

This is a:

Finished quilt

Fabric:

Cotton

Fabric Design:

Solid/plain

Predominant Colors:

Red; White

Layout: spacing

Separated by plain sashing

Layout: orientation

Straight

Border: None; Single; Double; Triple

None

Border Fabric; Border Corners:

The binding's corners are mitered and butted.

BACKING - Fabric:

Cotton

BACKING - Fabric Design:

Solid/plain

BACKING - Colors:

White

BINDING - Self or Applied:

Bias grain; Straight grain; Hand sewn; Machine sewn

BATTING - Type:

Cotton

BATTING - Condition:

Thin

QUILT TOP CONSTRUCTION - Piecing:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing; Piecing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Running stitches.

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Stitches per Inch - (top only):

8 stitches per inch

QUILTING DESIGN - Overall:

Echo

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Fading

Describe the repairs:

The binding was repaired.

Identifying Marks:

Date; Multiple names

Describe the identifying marks:

293 names appear on the quilt

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Dated: 1892 "Village of Cattaraugus"

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

American Folk Art Museum, all rights reserved