QUILT INDEX RECORD

49-142-1129

New York Quilt Project ID #:

WEST-039

Location of Interview:

Somers, Westchester County

When was the form filled out?

03/18/1989

Who documented this quilt?

New York Quilt Project; Putnam County Historical Society Collection

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:

Putnam County Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Cold Spring

Quilt owner's state:

New York (NY)

2. How did the present owner acquire this quilt?

Other

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

This quilt was donated to the Putnam County Historical Society by Mrs. Leah Mekeel Allen in 1979. This quilt will remain in the collection at the Putnam County Historical Society.

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Ladies' Aid of North Highlands Methodist Church

6. When was the quilt made?

c.1904

How old was the quiltmaker at the time?

This quilt was made by a group of adults.

Time period:

1901-1929

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

Fundraising; Other

Details about why the quilt was made:

This quilt was auctioned by the church and someone in the present owner's family won it.

From where did she get her quilt patterns for this quilt?

Original to maker

8. What is the birthplace of the quiltmaker?

Philipstown

State of quiltmaker's birth:

New York

Country of quiltmaker's birth:

United States

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

New York (NY)

County (where quilt was made):

Putnam

Town, City or Village (where quilt was made):

Philipstown

Country (where the quilt was made):

United States

10. What can you tell me about the quiltmaker's background?
26. Is there anything else we should know about this quilt?

The quiltmakers were all members of the Ladies' Aid Society at North Highlands Methodist Church. Many of the makers came from Dutch and English families.

12. Is a religious affiliation of the maker important to the quilt? Is so, how?
13. Did the family attend religious services? Is so, which institution and where?

The religious affiliation of the makers is important to this quilt because it was made by a church group. The quiltmakers attended religious services at North Highlands Methodist Church.

16. Are there any photographs of the quiltmaker?
17. Did the quiltmaker leave any letters, diaries, or written records?
18. Are there any sewing tools...?
19. Are there any other quilts by the same maker?
25. Does this quilt live with other quilts?

This quilt lives with other quilts by different makers at the Putnam County Historical Society.

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

Friendship Quilt

Do you know any other name for this pattern?

Group Quilt

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

This quilt was exhibited at the Putnam County Historical Society in 1979 and at the Butterfield Library in 1980.

Size: Length:

82"

Width:

73"

Number of quilt blocks:

42 blocks

Type:

Pictorial

This is a:

Finished quilt

Describe the item:

Commemorative; block pattern

Fabric:

Cotton

Fabric Design:

Solid/plain

Predominant Colors:

Red; White

Layout: spacing

Side by side

Layout: orientation

Straight

Border: None; Single; Double; Triple

Double

Border Fabric; Border Corners:

The border is appliqued, using solid fabric, and the corners are mitered.

BACKING - Fabric:

Cotton

BACKING - Fabric Design:

Solid/plain

Seamed?

The back is seamed.

Width of Fabric:

34 3/4"

BINDING - Self or Applied:

Straight grain; Hand sewn

BATTING - Type:

Cotton

QUILT TOP CONSTRUCTION - Piecing:

Machine Piecing

QUILT TOP CONSTRUCTION - Applique:

Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch; Hand Applique; Other applique; Applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

The block or design set is vertical. The quilt top is sewn with whipped stitches.

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Describe how the layers are held together:

Unevenly quilted

Stitches per Inch - (top only):

6-9 Stitches per Inch

QUILTING DESIGN - Overall:

Outline

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Damage:

Fading; Stains; Uneven batting; Other

Describe the damage:

This quilt is fragile.

Repairs:

Other

Describe the repairs:

Repaired

Identifying Marks:

Message

Describe the identifying marks:

Center blocks reads "Ladies Aid Society of the North Highlands M.E. Church, organized 1898; Quilt pieced December 1904"

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

American Folk Art Museum, all rights reserved