1800-1849

Chintz Applique

Unknown, quiltmaker...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Chintz Applique

Creator: Unknown, quiltmaker

Location Made: Shippensburg United States

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 110 inches x 93 inches

Fabrics: Cotton, Floral, Queen Victoria chintz yardage

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

There are five names inscribed in ink on this quilt. No historical documentation of the individuals can be found. Though the name William Rodgers Sturgeon is listed on historical records, none match the birth date listed on the quilt. The other names are inscribed in pairs and appear to be related....

2-33-63

KID: 2-33-63

1800-1849

Mexican Rose vari...

Keller, Nancy Dyer

Date Made: 1800-1849

Mexican Rose variation

Creator: Keller, Nancy Dyer

Location Made: Prole, Iowa (IA) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 90 inches x 94 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

6-3-80

KID: 6-3-80

1800-1849

LeMoyne Star; Pur...

Quiltmaker, Unknown...

Date Made: 1800-1849

LeMoyne Star; Puritan Star; Lemon Star

Creator: Quiltmaker, Unknown

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 86.5 inches x 90.5 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Plaid, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project; Mary Barton Collection

6-3-172

KID: 6-3-172

1800-1849

Applique Borderie...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Applique Borderie Perse Style

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Other applique, Broderie Perse applique

Quilt Size: 71 inches x 87 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Chintz, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

Purchased in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

6-3-595

KID: 6-3-595

1800-1849

Star of Bethleham...

McCallister, Mary S...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Star of Bethleham variation

Creator: McCallister, Mary Stinson

Location Made: Iowa City, Iowa (IA) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 95 inches x 95 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting, Stuffed work

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

6-3-661

KID: 6-3-661

1800-1849

Red and Green Ros...

Williams, Hannah Ma...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Red and Green Rosebud

Creator: Williams, Hannah Mappin

Location Made: Illinois (IL) United States

Project: Illinois Quilt Research Project

The maker made many other quilts.

5-2-1433

KID: 5-2-1433

1800-1849

Whole Cloth

Primm, Lucinda Cath...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Whole Cloth

Creator: Primm, Lucinda Catherine Glasscock (Mrs. Elisha Primm)

Project: Illinois Quilt Research Project; Menard County Historical Society Collection

5-2-1748

KID: 5-2-1748

1800-1849

Whig's Defeat

Date Made: 1800-1849

Whig's Defeat

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 80 inches x 90 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

6-3-28

KID: 6-3-28

1800-1849

Square and Points...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Square and Points

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 75 inches x 83 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Wool, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

6-3-242

KID: 6-3-242

1800-1849

Baltimore Album Q...

Cox, Mary Williamso...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Baltimore Album Quilt

Creator: Cox, Mary Williamson

Location Made: Baltimore, Maryland (MD) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 110 inches x 110 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

Blocks may have been made by several people. The family were Union sympathizers but possibly slave owners. Quilt contains many references to political, religious and fraternal organizations, typical of Baltimore Album quilt genre.

6-3-900

KID: 6-3-900

1800-1849

Album Patch

Date Made: 1800-1849

Album Patch

Location Made: Concord, In addition to Concord, New Hampshire, two other locations are named in inscriptions: Boston and Boscawen (a small town in New Hampshire close to Concord). United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 77 inches x 83-1/2 inches

Fabrics: Cotton, Checked, Geometric, Multiple scrap, Plaid, Print, Striped

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

Mary Pollard was born in 1808 in Massachusetts. She lived much of her early life in Concord, New Hampshire After she married Calvin W. Tolford in 1831, the family moved to Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, close enough to Concord to return for frequent visits. In 1845 the Tolford family, including daug...

2-33-19

KID: 2-33-19

1800-1849

Philadelphia Bric...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Philadelphia Brick

Location Made: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA) United States

Contruction: Piecing

Quilt Size: 79 iches x 91 inches

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Illinois Quilt Research Project

White material was hand-woven; back was reinforced about 1890 by her daughter, Emily Houston. This quilt was made in Pennsylvania in 1812 for my great-great grandmother who went to Ohio to marry, and the quilt was part of her wedding dowry. The white material was hand-woven but the calico was bought...

5-2-667

KID: 5-2-667

1800-1849

Feathered Star va...

Snouffer, Sarah Ran...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Feathered Star variation

Creator: Snouffer, Sarah Rannabarger

Location Made: Maryland (MD) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 98.5 inches x 100 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Chintz, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

Quilt was made in 1820., brought to Missouri in 1850, brought to Iowa in 1911. It was found in a storage shed in the back yard and sold to an antique dealer.

6-3-528

KID: 6-3-528

1800-1849

Pieced Basket

Nottage, Rebecca Co...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Pieced Basket

Creator: Nottage, Rebecca Cox

Location Made: New London, Iowa (IA) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 65.5 inches x 78.5 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

Rebecca made this quilt for her brother before she left for the gold rush in California in 1849.

6-3-539

KID: 6-3-539

1800-1849

Sunburst

Watson, Mrs. Willia...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Sunburst

Creator: Watson, Mrs. William

Location Made: Bakerville, Connecticut (CT) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 92 inches x 94.75 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Chintz, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

6-3-1240

KID: 6-3-1240

1800-1849

The Hand

Date Made: 1800-1849

The Hand

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 82 inches x 91.5 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

Quilt is museum owned.

6-3-1314

KID: 6-3-1314

1800-1849

Carolina Lily

Zimmerman, Mrs.

Date Made: 1800-1849

Carolina Lily

Creator: Zimmerman, Mrs.

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 66 inches x 68.5 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

Quilt has been passed down to the first daughter since 1840.

6-3-1559

KID: 6-3-1559

1800-1849

Turkey Tracks (Yo...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Turkey Tracks (York Ct. Quilt Documentation

Location Made: Pennsylvania United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Ink drawing

Quilt Size: 104 inches x 93 inches

Fabrics: Cotton, Floral, Geometric

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

The quilt was purchased at an auction in St. Paul, MN. The auction house owners didn't know if the quilt was part of the family's history or part of their collections. It was purchased in 2005., I have begun research on this quilt but have a long way to go. The Reiffs all seem to be grandchildren...

2-33-62

KID: 2-33-62

1800-1849

Eight-pointed sta...

Kincaid, Anne P.

Date Made: 1800-1849

Eight-pointed star (#50)

Creator: Kincaid, Anne P.

Project: Illinois Quilt Research Project; Lincoln's New Salem Historic Site Collection

5-2-1063

KID: 5-2-1063

1800-1849

Carpenter's Wheel...

Spencer, Lettie and...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Carpenter's Wheel

Creator: Spencer, Lettie and her daughter

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 82 inches x 83 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

Quilt made by Lettie Spencer's mother.

6-3-37

KID: 6-3-37

1800-1849

Checkers

Date Made: 1800-1849

Checkers

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 100 inches x 105 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Linen, Wool, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

The owner's mother-in- law collected antiques and this quilt was part of her collection.

6-3-245

KID: 6-3-245

1800-1849

Double Irish Chai...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Double Irish Chain

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 72 inches x 74 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

6-3-448

KID: 6-3-448

1800-1849

Nine Patch

Date Made: 1800-1849

Nine Patch

Quilt Size: 75 inches x 96 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

Nancy Bolton Fisher brought the quilt from West Virginia in 1850 as a dowry.

6-3-822

KID: 6-3-822

1800-1849

Whole Cloth

Buell, Sapphira

Date Made: 1800-1849

Whole Cloth

Creator: Buell, Sapphira

Location Made: Martinsburgh, New York (NY) United States

Quilt Size: 81 inches x 81 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

6-3-863

KID: 6-3-863

1800-1849

Puss In The Corne...

Wolf, Dorothea

Date Made: 1800-1849

Puss In The Corner

Creator: Wolf, Dorothea

Location Made: Williamsport, Pennsylvania (PA) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 61 inches x 89 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project; Franklin County Historical Museum Collection

Quilt was given to the Franklin County Historical Museum in Hampton, Iowa.

6-3-1131

KID: 6-3-1131

1800-1849

Kentucky Rose var...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Kentucky Rose variation

Location Made: Ohio (OH) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 91.5 inches x 93 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

6-3-1749

KID: 6-3-1749

1800-1849

LaFayette Orange ...

Date Made: 1800-1849

LaFayette Orange Peel

Location Made: Iowa (IA) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 84 inches x 96 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

Donated to the Nelson Pioneer Farm.

6-3-2097

KID: 6-3-2097

1800-1849

Album "My Sweet S...

Martha Ann Knowles

Date Made: 1800-1849

Album "My Sweet Sister Emma"

Creator: Martha Ann Knowles

Location Made: Darby, Pennsylvania United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Other novelty technique

Quilt Size: 109 inches x 107 inches

Fabrics: Cotton, Print

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

"From M.A. Knowles; To her sweet sister Emma. Darby--1843."

2-33-64

KID: 2-33-64

1800-1849

Wholecloth

Davis, Sarah Petts

Date Made: 1800-1849

Wholecloth

Creator: Davis, Sarah Petts

Location Made: Sandwich, Massachusetts (MA) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, All hand sewn.

Quilt Size: 92 x 100

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Wool, Handwoven, Solid/plain

Project: Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection

5-2-23

KID: 5-2-23

1800-1849

Unequal Nine Patc...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Unequal Nine Patch

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 65 x 83

Fabrics: Cotton, Multiple scrap

Project: Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection

Given by an antique collector to the Illinois State University Museum and transferred to ISM. No maker's name in records.

5-2-64

KID: 5-2-64

1800-1849

Rose Wreath with ...

Elizabeth B. (wife ...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Rose Wreath with Tulips

Creator: Elizabeth B. (wife of Matthew) b.7/22/1818 - d.3/14/1869

Location Made: Newville, Mifflin Township, Pennsylvania (PA) United States

Project: Illinois Quilt Research Project

It's estimated the quilt was made late 1700s or early 1800s. I was told it was over 100 years old in 1928. Discovered the house across the street was on fire and my mother grabbed the quilt out of her cedar chest in upstairs hall and we ran downstairs. Aunt Belle Thompson Halblieb was oldest of ...

5-2-621

KID: 5-2-621

1800-1849

Summer Quilt (blu...

Shipley, Faithful B...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Summer Quilt (blue)

Creator: Shipley, Faithful Bryerly

Contruction: Hand Applique, whip stitch

Quilt Size: 82" x 90"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting, Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Domestic, Solid/plain, Floral

Project: Illinois Quilt Research Project

5-2-1657

KID: 5-2-1657

1800-1849

Unknown - Appliqu...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Unknown - Applique

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 68 inches x 87 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

Owner received the quilt from her grandfather, Edward Bowman Keller.

6-3-4

KID: 6-3-4

1800-1849

Floral With Peaco...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Floral With Peacocks

Quilt Size: 84 inches x 95 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Chintz, Print

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

The owner's mother-in-law collected antiques. This quilt was part of her collection. Part of her collection is in the Smithsonian.

6-3-244

KID: 6-3-244

1800-1849

Democratic Rose

Richard, Lenna

Date Made: 1800-1849

Democratic Rose

Creator: Richard, Lenna

Location Made: Corydon, Iowa (IA) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Reverse Applique

Quilt Size: 71 inches x 92 inches

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

6-3-712

KID: 6-3-712

1800-1849

Double Irish Chai...

Buell, Sapphira

Date Made: 1800-1849

Double Irish Chain

Creator: Buell, Sapphira

Location Made: Martinsburgh, New York (NY) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 76.5 inches x 79.5 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

Won prizes three times at the Minnesota State Fair. A note attached to this quilt in 1921 said the quilt was at least 100 years old at that time.

6-3-864

KID: 6-3-864

1800-1849

Rose of Sharon

Nickels, Sophie

Date Made: 1800-1849

Rose of Sharon

Creator: Nickels, Sophie

Location Made: Connellsville, Pennsylvania (PA) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 90 inches x 91 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

6-3-881

KID: 6-3-881

1800-1849

Princess Feather ...

Headington, Martha ...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Princess Feather variation

Creator: Headington, Martha Jane

Location Made: Mt. Vernon, Ohio (OH) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 72.5 inches x 80 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

6-3-1095

KID: 6-3-1095

1800-1849

Tulip Pattern

Ford, Mrs.

Date Made: 1800-1849

Tulip Pattern

Creator: Ford, Mrs.

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 92 inches x 94 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting, Stuffed work

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

Entered in World's Fair in 1890 and won a prize. Present owner got the quilt because no one else wanted it.

6-3-1737

KID: 6-3-1737

1800-1849

The Meadow Lily

Date Made: 1800-1849

The Meadow Lily

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 72 inches x 86 inches

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

Bought at an auction.

6-3-1896

KID: 6-3-1896

1800-1849

Bars

Date Made: 1800-1849

Bars

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 59 inches x 76 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Wool, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

The owner's mother was given this quilt by a neighbor when a brother moved in and she didn't have enough bedding. It was used until 1955.

6-3-2029

KID: 6-3-2029

1800-1849

Rose Tree

Date Made: 1800-1849

Rose Tree

Location Made: Iowa (IA) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 90 inches x 93 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

Donated to the Nelson Pioneer Farm.

6-3-2120

KID: 6-3-2120

1800-1849

Upstate New York ...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Upstate New York Friendship Quilt

Location Made: Four town names are inscribed on the quilt: Ithaca, Auburn, Newfield and Enfield. The quilt was probably made in one of those towns. United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 76 1/2 inches x 92 1/2 inches

Fabrics: Cotton, Floral, Paisley, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

The quilt was purchased from an antique dealer in Valley Ford, CA. He bought it from a local family who claimed to know nothing of its history. Given that it is inscribed only with women's names, one could speculate that it was made for a young woman about to be married.

2-33-58

KID: 2-33-58

1800-1849

Double Wrench

Date Made: 1800-1849

Double Wrench

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 76 inches x 83 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

Owner purchased the quilt at a flea market in the Iowa State Fairgrounds in 1978 for $12.50. In the box it said "Grandmother's old quilt". Seller bought it in Kansas .

6-3-14

KID: 6-3-14

1800-1849

Floral Applique

Date Made: 1800-1849

Floral Applique

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Reverse Applique

Quilt Size: 78 inches x 78 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

Passed down by mother's to daughters for three generations. Not known how the quilt was first acquired.

6-3-184

KID: 6-3-184

1800-1849

Pennsylvania LeMo...

Quiltmaker, Unknown...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Pennsylvania LeMoyne Star

Creator: Quiltmaker, Unknown

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 88 inches x 90 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Muslin, Unknown, Print, Brown setting squares have a glazed or polished finish.

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project; Mary Barton Collection

6-3-189

KID: 6-3-189

1800-1849

Counterpane

Three sisters, Jemi...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Counterpane

Creator: Three sisters, Jemiah Woodruff, R. Jane Morgan and S. Mary Withrar

Location Made: Youngstown, Ohio (OH) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 67 inches x 80 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

The sister's made the quilt from fabric from their mother's 1818 wedding dress.

6-3-489

KID: 6-3-489

1800-1849

Rose of Sharon va...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Rose of Sharon variation

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 81 inches x 82 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

Quilt may have been made by a member of the Sam Clark family. The owner has a clipping mentioning the quilt 30 years previously as being 100 years old - meaning the quilt would have been made in 1832.

6-3-575

KID: 6-3-575

1800-1849

Log Cabin

Bane, Anna

Date Made: 1800-1849

Log Cabin

Creator: Bane, Anna

Location Made: Iowa (IA) United States

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

6-3-1039

KID: 6-3-1039

1800-1849

Lily variation

Lytle, Jane Nichols...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Lily variation

Creator: Lytle, Jane Nicholsen

Location Made: Ohio (OH) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 79 inches x 89 inches

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

6-3-1901

KID: 6-3-1901

1800-1849

8-Pointed Star

Whisler, Anna Spitt...

Date Made: 1800-1849

8-Pointed Star

Creator: Whisler, Anna Spitter

Location Made: Iowa (IA) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 90 inches x 90 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Unknown

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

Quilt passed through five generations of family.

6-3-2266

KID: 6-3-2266

1800s

Whole Cloth Quilt...

McGinnis

Date Made: 1800s

Whole Cloth Quilt

Creator: McGinnis

Project: Illinois Quilt Research Project

5-2-1235

KID: 5-2-1235

1840 - 1860

Album

Unknown, Quiltmaker...

Date Made: 1840 - 1860

Album

Creator: Unknown, Quiltmaker

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 71 inches x 87 inches

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

This quilt was previously owned by collectors Sara Rhodes Dillow and Byron Dillow, M.D. of Fremont, Nebraska. The International Quilt Study Center received the quilt in 2008, from the estate of Sara and Byron Dillow, M.D.

2-33-38

KID: 2-33-38

1850-1875

Rolling Stone Sig...

Unkown, Quiltmaker

Date Made: 1850-1875

Rolling Stone Signature Quilt

Creator: Unkown, Quiltmaker

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 92 inches x 105 inches

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

According to census information, Cawley has identified Matilda Person as a 21 year old residing in Upper Milford with her farmer father whose property was worth $6,000 dollars. Cawley's "research of the names inscribed on the Lehigh County fraktur quilts is available at the library of the L...

2-33-39

KID: 2-33-39

1850-1875

Album

Date Made: 1850-1875

Album

Location Made: Hawaii (HI) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 100 x 101

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Other, Print, Solid/plain, Plain weave

Project: Hawaiian Quilt Research Project; Honolulu Academy of Arts Collection

4-1-605

KID: 4-1-605

1850-1875

Rose of Sharon Bo...

Date Made: 1850-1875

Rose of Sharon Bouquet

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 77 x 77

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection

Donated by Dr. Edna Gueffroy to ISU Museum. No maker information collected.

5-2-72

KID: 5-2-72

1850-1875

Hidden Star

Pasfield, Hathaway ...

Date Made: 1850-1875

Hidden Star

Creator: Pasfield, Hathaway Pickrell

Location Made: Springfield, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, English template Piecing

Quilt Size: 70 x 78

Fabrics: Silk, Solid/plain, Multiple scrap

Project: Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection

Found in the attic of Hattie's house by her great great grandduaghter. Could have been made by Hattie or her mother-in-law Mary., See two other quilts possibly by Hattie in Museum's collection.

5-2-111

KID: 5-2-111

1850-1875

Central Rose of S...

Claypool, A. B. gra...

Date Made: 1850-1875

Central Rose of Sharon with 4 large leaves

Creator: Claypool, A. B. grandmother

Location Made: Indiana (IN) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 99" x 98"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting, Stuffed work

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, Floral, Geometric

Project: Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection

Quilt made by great grandmother of A. B. Claypool of Muncie, IN, probably made in IN or IL.

5-2-282

KID: 5-2-282

1850-1875

Whig Rose variati...

Hudson, Elizabeth L...

Date Made: 1850-1875

Whig Rose variation

Creator: Hudson, Elizabeth L. Gary

Location Made: Carrolton, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 80" x 82"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Checked, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection

Elizabeth Gary was born in KY and was married to Thomas Hudson in Greene County, IL, in 1849. In the 1850 census, her mother Nancy Gary was living with them and she may have worked on this quilt. Sometime between 1860 and 1870 the couple moved to Menard Co. Elizabeth lived most of her life near Crof...

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KID: 5-2-285

1850-1875

Star Within Star

Date Made: 1850-1875

Star Within Star

Location Made: Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, English template Piecing, Papers still based into quilt.

Quilt Size: 68" x 84"

Fabrics: Silk, Plaid, Solid/plain, Multiple scrap, velvet, satin, brocade

Project: Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection

Donated by Gundry Law Office in Galena. Could have been left in an estate. Donor said it was made by an early pioneer of Jo Daviess County. Her husband was a lieutenant in Black Hawk War (1832)

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KID: 5-2-304