QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Date data collected:

July 31, 2009

Documentation Location:

New Castle Public Library

In which county does this quilt currently reside?

Lawrence

Owner's Name:

Barb Bromley

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Who documented this quilt?

Western Pennsylvania Quilt Documentation Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation Quilt Documentation Number:

WP.LAW.0010

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Red River Rose

Brackman # or other source & #:

Bracklin Applique #31.97

How wide is the quilt?

81.5"

How long is the quilt?

89"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Red; White; Yellow

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1850-1875

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Size of quilt blocks:

27.5"

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Muslin

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Large Flower with 3 smaller flowers and stem

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Muslin

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; Hand sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

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

Inherited

Quilt top made by:

Tanner, Lillian

Quilted by:

possibly by Noss, Christina

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Received from husbnads Great Aunt Lillian Tanner. Made as a wedding gift but the bride died before the wedding. The bride was Wilowmena Knoss.So, the quilt was given to Wilowmena's sister, Margaret Knoss Fabes. Aunt Lillian was Margaret's granddaughter. Aunt Lillian didn't like modern conveniences such as refrigerators. Aunt Lillian was 94 when she died.

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Quilt owner's city:

New Castle

Quilt owner's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female