QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-3144
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library, or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
Mattatuck Historical Society/Mattatuck Museum
Quilt owner's city:
Waterbury
Quilt owner's state:
Connecticut (CT)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Connecticut Quilt Search
Who documented this quilt?
Mattatuck Museum Collection
Alternate inventory control number:
Owner's name for quilt:
Hands All Around Patchwork Quilt
How wide is the quilt?
80"
How long is the quilt?
79 1/4"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Type of inscription:
Date; Initials; Message; Signature
What is inscribed on the quilt?
M. R. Law
25 Dec.
1875
From S.A.S.
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
December 25, 1875
Location of inscription:
on border
Time period:
1850-1875
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1875
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Number of quilt blocks:
16
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks; Separated by pieced pattern sashing
Describe the borders:
Pieced pyramid border
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Quilt top made by:
Sharp, Sally Ann
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Previously owned by Mary Law.
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Porter
Essay:
SAS (Sally Ann Sharp, formerly Porter) (1822-1879) Patchwork Quilt. The words written neatly onto this quilt give us insight into its original owners. It was sewn by Sally Ann Sharp (formerly Porter) and given to Mary Rose Law. Mary Rose Bixby married Homer L. Law, Sally Ann’s nephew, in 1874; perhaps this quilt was a wedding gift to the young couple. Sally Ann and Mary seem to have developed a strong friendship, since Mary was named executor of Sally Ann’s will and Mary eventually named her only daughter Sally Porter Law.
Details
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Mattatuck Museum, all rights reserved
Cite this Quilt
Sharp, Sally An. Hands All Around Patchwork Quilt. 1850-1875. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Mattatuck Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-3144. Accessed: 05/08/24
