QUILT INDEX RECORD

53-155-30

Who documented this quilt?

South Carolina Quilt History Project; Charleston Museum

South Carolina Quilt History Project Number:

CHA-42

Number assigned by a museum or private collector:

HT 580

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt Owner's Name:

Charleston Museum

Do you know the time period when this quilt was made?

1850-1875

Date provided by someone else, like a quilt appraiser:

1857

Do you know who made it (quiltmaker's name)?

Rosenstock, Sarah

How did you happen to get the quilt?

Gift

Details on how you got the quilt:

Donated by Mrs. Luke Vincent Rockwood.

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt width:

100"

Quilt length:

100"

Design; applique:

Hand Applique

Design:

Block pattern

Pattern Name:

Album

Fabrics; fiber types:

Cotton

Fabric styles:

Print; Solid/plain

Describe the borders:

Applique

Width of pieces on the back:

36"

Notes on backing:

Domestic

Binding construction:

Hand sewn

Notes on the binding:

Bottom folded over

Batting materials:

Cotton

Batting loft:

Thin

Notes on batting:

Seeds visible

Needlework; excellent; good; utilitarian; hand; machine:

The needlework techniques are excellent.

Quilting:

Hand quilting; Stuffed work

Type of inscription:

Date; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Signed

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1857

How was it inscribed?

Embroidery

Decoration:

Embroidery

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

All rights reserved, The Charleston Museum