1930-1949

30's Quilt

Elerman, Estella B ...

Date Made: 1930-1949

30's Quilt

Creator: Elerman, Estella B Oexman

Location Made: Decker, Indiana (IN) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 81" x 83.5"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, Muslin weight

Project: Indiana Quilt Registry Project

39-40-1392

KID: 39-40-1392

2000-2025

Amafu

Wells Keenan, Jean

Date Made: 2000-2025

Amafu

Creator: Wells Keenan, Jean

Location Made: Sisters, Oregon (OR) United States

Contruction: Foundation Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 65" x 65 3/4"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Muslin, Batiks (for contemporary quilts), Print, Solid/plain

Project: Oregon Quilt Project

Made by owner after a trip to South Africa to teach quilting.

40-38-86

KID: 40-38-86

2000-2025

Beauty & the Bead...

Nelson, Christine

Date Made: 2000-2025

Beauty & the Beads

Creator: Nelson, Christine

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc)

Quilt Size: 37 inches x 37 inches

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Batiks (for contemporary quilts), Print, Solid/plain

Project: Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

38-36-4327

KID: 38-36-4327

1930-1949

Crown of Thorns

Porter, Lelia Rawls...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Crown of Thorns

Creator: Porter, Lelia Rawls

Location Made: Hollins, Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 78 inches x 79 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

In 1985, the quilt was purchased by the Birmingham Museum of Art with funds from the Fashion Group, Inc. in memory of Mary S. Faust., Per an interview with Marguerite Fulbright, the quiltmaker's daughter, she remembered "We had the pattern, but it got lost in the move. She belonged to a club. ...

33-29-15

KID: 33-29-15

1850-1875

Crown of Thorns

Griffin, Virginia C...

Date Made: 1850-1875

Crown of Thorns

Creator: Griffin, Virginia Catherine Sears

Location Made: Whitewright, Texas (TX) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing, binding and white strip at top are machine pieced; all else is hand pieced

Quilt Size: 72 in. x 81 in.

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Muslin, Print, Solid/plain, small pink print fabric binding

Project: Texas Sesquicentennial Quilt Association, Texas Quilt Search

Virginia Catherine, known as Kate, grew up in Whitewright, Texas, which is where her parents settled in 1855, having moved from Alabama by oxcart. Their daughter Kate married John Griffin in 1876. The couple lived in or near Whitewright or Gainseville all their married lives. Kate died tragically in...

25-21-359

KID: 25-21-359

1800-1849

Crown of Thorns

Walker, Mrs. D.P.

Date Made: 1800-1849

Crown of Thorns

Creator: Walker, Mrs. D.P.

Location Made: Sweetwater Valley, Tennessee (TN) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 87 x 74

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Project: Quilts of Tennessee

22-18-378

KID: 22-18-378

1850-1875

Crown of Thorns

Date Made: 1850-1875

Crown of Thorns

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 87" x 101"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Mountain Heritage Center; Southern Appalachian Quilts

Quiltmaker unknown but the previous owner lived in Rebecca, Georgia for most of her life.

13-9-21

KID: 13-9-21

1850-1875

Crown of Thorns

Williams, Sally

Date Made: 1850-1875

Crown of Thorns

Creator: Williams, Sally

Location Made: Newton Grove, North Carolina (NC) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 82.9" x 85"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, Fugitive dye

Project: North Carolina Quilt Project

Donated by Mrs. Sallie P. Underwood, Tallahassee, FL, July 7, 1962., Children: Sallie P Underwood; Quiltmaker was married in 1864.

21-17-797

KID: 21-17-797

1850-1875

Crown of Thorns

Unknown, Quiltmaker...

Date Made: 1850-1875

Crown of Thorns

Creator: Unknown, Quiltmaker

Location Made: North Carolina (NC) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 89.8" x 93.9"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: North Carolina Quilt Project

Donated by the NC Museum of History Associates, supplied by Mrs. W.A. Brown, October 22, 1981. Used by Martha Crawford., Quiltmaker is donor's great grandmother.

21-17-868

KID: 21-17-868

1876-1900

Crown of Thorns

Date Made: 1876-1900

Crown of Thorns

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 71 inches x 75 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

38-36-4487

KID: 38-36-4487

1876-1900

Crown of Thorns, ...

Unknown

Date Made: 1876-1900

Crown of Thorns, New York Beauty

Creator: Unknown

Location Made: United States

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Project: Nebraska Quilt Project (Lincoln Quilters Guild)

Quilt pieced by one person

29-24-3155

KID: 29-24-3155

1876-1900

Crown of Thorns, ...

Date Made: 1876-1900

Crown of Thorns, Rocky Mountain Road, New York Beauty

Location Made: Wyoming (WY) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 77.125 - 81.5 inches x 77.75 - 81.25 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Muslin, Solid/plain

Project: Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.; Laramie Plains Museum Collection

27-23-955

KID: 27-23-955

1876-1900

Early New York Be...

Carr, Louise Mace

Date Made: 1876-1900

Early New York Beauty variation

Creator: Carr, Louise Mace

Location Made: Clay, West Virginia (WV) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing, Blocks are hand-pieced but set together by machine

Quilt Size: 69.5" x 80.5"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

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

Project: West Virginia Quilt Documentation Project

After the quilt maker's husband's death in 1921, Louise Mace Carr moved in with her daughter Cora Carr Board. The quilt owner remembers her grandmother being in their home in Charleston - she was twelve years old when her grandmother died.

26-22-330

KID: 26-22-330

2000-2025

Goodnight Sweethe...

Lohmar, Jean

Date Made: 2000-2025

Goodnight Sweetheart

Creator: Lohmar, Jean

Location Made: Galesburg, Illinois (IL) United States

Quilt Size: 84 inches x 84 inches

Project: Illinois Quilt Research Project

"Paper pieced; blind stitch applique; trapunto using Dream Poly Sect Batting; original quilting designs; quilted with red and white 100% YLI silk thread; classic New York Beauty pattern. I always wanted to own a classic red and white New York Beauty quilt. It was a challenge to piece. I collect...

5-2-364

KID: 5-2-364

1850-1875

Kentucky Beauty

MacMillan, family m...

Date Made: 1850-1875

Kentucky Beauty

Creator: MacMillan, family member

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

The current owner purchased this quilt from quilt dealer, Julie Silber who was selling it on behalf of Susie Tomkins. It was part of the Esprit collection for many years. Susie Tomkins acquired it from Shelly Zegart.

8-5-353

KID: 8-5-353

2000-2025

Lady Liberty Goes...

Vlasin, Claire Prit...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Lady Liberty Goes to Hawaii

Creator: Vlasin, Claire Pritchard

Location Made: East Lansing, Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Foundation Piecing, Machine Piecing, Claire loved paper foundation piecing.

Quilt Size: 50 1/2" x 50 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Batik, Checked, Dotted, Geometric, Print

Project: Quilts Made by Claire Vlasin

47-89-53

KID: 47-89-53

2000-2025

Liberty

Richter, Jane

Date Made: 2000-2025

Liberty

Creator: Richter, Jane

Location Made: Bend, Oregon (OR) United States

Contruction: Foundation Piecing

Quilt Size: 64 1/2" x 83 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Muslin, Batiks (for contemporary quilts), Dotted, Floral, Geometric, Paisley, Print, Solid/plain, Striped

Project: Oregon Quilt Project

Jean Wells Keenan taught a N.Y. Beauty class were I learned the technique and was inspired with color ideas. The green with red was a new palette for me. I love pattern on pattern. It is unknown who will inherit this quilt., Nature, flower gardens, naturally occurring patterns, a variety of teachers...

40-38-128

KID: 40-38-128

2000-2025

Mariner's Compass...

Magnus, Rebecca

Date Made: 2000-2025

Mariner's Compass/New York Beauty

Creator: Magnus, Rebecca

Location Made: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 64" x 64"

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Silk, Rayon

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

About 600 different ties used.

12-8-3691

KID: 12-8-3691

2000-2025

Montana Cartwheel...

Randall, Mary Kathr...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Montana Cartwheel

Creator: Randall, Mary Kathryn

Contruction: Foundation Piecing, Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 104.5 inches x 111 inches

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Batiks (for contemporary quilts), Dotted, Floral, Multiple scrap, Novelty, Plaid, Print, Solid/plain, Striped

Project: Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

38-36-3684

KID: 38-36-3684

2000-2025

My New York Beaut...

Wells, Doris

Date Made: 2000-2025

My New York Beauty

Creator: Wells, Doris

Location Made: Arizona (AZ) United States

Contruction: Foundation Piecing, Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing, Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 66 inches x 77 inches

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Batiks (for contemporary quilts), Multiple scrap

Project: Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

38-36-1350

KID: 38-36-1350

1876-1900

New York Beauty

Date Made: 1876-1900

New York Beauty

Location Made: Tennessee (TN) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 85.5 inches x 90 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Quilts of Tennessee

22-18-1139

KID: 22-18-1139

2000-2025

New York Beauties...

Ashby, Patricia J.

Date Made: 2000-2025

New York Beauties

Creator: Ashby, Patricia J.

Location Made: O'Fallon, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 36 inches x 36 inches

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Cotton or polyester blend, Broadcloth, Hand-dyed

Project: Wisconsin Quilt History Project

Made it for my O'Fallon Quilt Guild annual President's challenge

15-11-455

KID: 15-11-455

Timespan

New York Beauty

Gill, Catherine

Date Made: Timespan

New York Beauty

Creator: Gill, Catherine

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 68" x 92"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, Muslin weight

Project: Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Arizona Quilt Project 1987-1989

38-36-2204

KID: 38-36-2204

1850-1875

New York Beauty

Date Made: 1850-1875

New York Beauty

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 80 inches x 81 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Dotted, Solid/plain

Project: Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Desert Caballeros Western Museum

38-36-3023

KID: 38-36-3023

1850-1875

New York Beauty

Bergman, Minnie Wes...

Date Made: 1850-1875

New York Beauty

Creator: Bergman, Minnie West

Location Made: Irvine, Kentucky (KY) United States

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-22

KID: 8-5-22

1850-1875

New York Beauty

Joyner, Bertha

Date Made: 1850-1875

New York Beauty

Creator: Joyner, Bertha

Location Made: North Carolina (NC) United States

Contruction: Other Piecing

Quilt Size: 72" x 72.25"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: North Carolina Quilt Project

"There were 3 sisters (Hattie, Bertha Verona and Ursula) and one son. All had a quilt - each girl made their own.", "All fabrics from the home and farm, materials dyed, cotton grown on farm.", Made other quilts, with daughter Bettie Joyner and nieces; Children: Effie Senora Joyne...

21-17-1997

KID: 21-17-1997

1930-1949

New York Beauty

Lester, Viola Elrod...

Date Made: 1930-1949

New York Beauty

Creator: Lester, Viola Elrod

Location Made: Lascassas, Tennessee (TN) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 87 x 87

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Quilts of Tennessee

22-18-697

KID: 22-18-697

1850-1875

New York Beauty

Woodfin, No First N...

Date Made: 1850-1875

New York Beauty

Creator: Woodfin, No First Name

Location Made: Bell Buckle, Tennessee (TN) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 76 x 76

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Quilts of Tennessee

22-18-804

KID: 22-18-804

1930-1949

New York Beauty

Date Made: 1930-1949

New York Beauty

Location Made: Nashville, Tennessee (TN) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 76 inches x 76 inches

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Quilts of Tennessee

22-18-1185

KID: 22-18-1185

1901-1929

New York Beauty

Date Made: 1901-1929

New York Beauty

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 65.25 inches x 75 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Solid/plain

Project: Quilts of Tennessee

22-18-1620

KID: 22-18-1620

1930

New York Beauty

Daniel, Mary Byron ...

Date Made: 1930

New York Beauty

Creator: Daniel, Mary Byron Odom

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Pieced

Quilt Size: 78 x 78

Fabrics: Feedsack

Project: Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project

9-6-859

KID: 9-6-859

1876-1900

New York Beauty

Date Made: 1876-1900

New York Beauty

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 76 x 83

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Minnesota Quilt Project (MQP)

Provenance state estimated.

19-15-2103

KID: 19-15-2103

1930-1949

New York Beauty

Date Made: 1930-1949

New York Beauty

Location Made: Minnesota (MN) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 81 inches x 85.5 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Minnesota Quilt Project

19-15-5602

KID: 19-15-5602

1976-1999

New York Beauty

Vlasin, Claire Prit...

Date Made: 1976-1999

New York Beauty

Creator: Vlasin, Claire Pritchard

Location Made: East Lansing, Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Foundation Piecing, Machine Piecing

Fabrics: Cotton, Floral, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Quilts Made by Claire Vlasin

47-89-339

KID: 47-89-339

1850-1875

New York Beauty

Date Made: 1850-1875

New York Beauty

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 82" x 82"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Multiple scrap, Muslin weight

Project: Indiana Quilt Registry Project

39-40-5267

KID: 39-40-5267

1876-1900

New York Beauty

Four Gospel Church ...

Date Made: 1876-1900

New York Beauty

Creator: Four Gospel Church Group, Los Angeles, CA

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Other Piecing, Hand-pieced quilt; borders were machine-stitched.

Quilt Size: 75-1/2" x 79-1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Muslin, Solid/plain

Project: Oregon Quilt Project; Quilt Heritage Project of Lincoln County

I believe it was pieced in Adrian, MO and was later quilted by a church group in Los Angeles, CA

40-38-745

KID: 40-38-745

1930-1949

New York Beauty

Stanton, Emma Wolga...

Date Made: 1930-1949

New York Beauty

Creator: Stanton, Emma Wolgast

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

33-29-74

KID: 33-29-74

1930-1949

New York Beauty

Plumb, U. Florine

Date Made: 1930-1949

New York Beauty

Creator: Plumb, U. Florine

Location Made: Jackson, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 76" x 76"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

The first time I saw a quilt like this was at the World's Fair in Chicago in 1933. It was judged as the best pieced quilt at the exposition. It was auctioned off and sold for $1000. This was a huge sum for a quilt at the time of the depression. It took me four years to fashion the quilt and to put i...

12-8-664

KID: 12-8-664

January 2002

New York Beauty

Levy-Weston, Juliet...

Date Made: January 2002

New York Beauty

Creator: Levy-Weston, Juliet A.

Location Made: Lansing, Michigan (MI)

Quilt Size: 38 7/8" x 38"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Hand-dyed

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

12-8-816

KID: 12-8-816

1901-1929

New York Beauty

Date Made: 1901-1929

New York Beauty

Quilt Size: 68.25 x 92

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, plain weave

Project: Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; New England Quilt Museum Collection

11-37-6152

KID: 11-37-6152

1976-1999

New York Beauty

Bell, Minerva Pratt...

Date Made: 1976-1999

New York Beauty

Creator: Bell, Minerva Pratt

Location Made: South Carolina (SC) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Embroidery, Couching, pieced sunbursts set in by machine

Quilt Size: 73" x 74 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Georgia Quilt Project

The quiltmaker is not a native of Georgia. The maker lived most of their life in Abbeville County, SC.

60-178-13

KID: 60-178-13

2000-2025

New York Beauty

Jackson, Frances

Date Made: 2000-2025

New York Beauty

Creator: Jackson, Frances

Location Made: Lathrup Village, Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Foundation Piecing

Quilt Size: 68" x 79"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Great Lakes African American Quilters Network; Michigan Quilt Project

62-187-140

KID: 62-187-140

1901-1929

New York Beauty

Baird, Margaret Man...

Date Made: 1901-1929

New York Beauty

Creator: Baird, Margaret Mann

Location Made: Waukesha, Wisconsin (WI) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 70.50 in. x 91 in.

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Wisconsin Quilt History Project

Owner related the quiltmaker made several other quilts that are, "probably with other distant family members.". According to the owner the quiltmaker "lost her leg and lived with sons in Waukesha area & one was attorney. All graduated from Carroll College.".

15-11-2337

KID: 15-11-2337

1850-1875

New York Beauty

Unknown, Quiltmaker...

Date Made: 1850-1875

New York Beauty

Creator: Unknown, Quiltmaker

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 88" x 95.5"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, Fugitive dye, colors were red, green and white

Project: North Carolina Quilt Project

Donated by Mrs. J.H. McSween, Mt. Airy, NC, October 20, 1975.

21-17-843

KID: 21-17-843

c.2013

New York Beauty

Vitek, Paige C. (An...

Date Made: c.2013

New York Beauty

Creator: Vitek, Paige C. (Anderson)

Location Made: Terrebonne, Oregon (OR) United States

Contruction: Foundation Piecing, Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 58" x 46"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Batiks (for contemporary quilts)

Project: Oregon Quilt Project

I love the Northern Lights, and when this quilt was made he was working in Alaska. I found a photo of the northern lights with a silhouette of a caribou and trees, and that was the inspiration for the top part of the quilt. I changed the caribou to an elk, though. The blocks came from a B.O.M. at th...

40-38-1625

KID: 40-38-1625

2000-2025

New York Beauty

Vlasin, Claire Prit...

Date Made: 2000-2025

New York Beauty

Creator: Vlasin, Claire Pritchard

Location Made: East Lansing, Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Foundation Piecing, Machine Piecing

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Striped

Project: Quilts Made by Claire Vlasin

47-89-386

KID: 47-89-386

1930-1949

NEW YORK BEAUTY

TAYLOR, ELLEN

Date Made: 1930-1949

NEW YORK BEAUTY

Creator: TAYLOR, ELLEN

Location Made: SPENCER, West Virginia (WV) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing, Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 76.5 x 77

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, Muslin, Percale

Project: West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search

Registered quilt with WVHQS, Husband's date of death: year: 1934, Husband's burialplace: ROANE COUNTY, WV, Quiltmaker's burialplace: ROANE COUNTY, WV

26-22-835

KID: 26-22-835

New York Beauty

New York Beauty

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 68.5 - 69.25 inches x 77 - 78 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Muslin, Solid/plain

Project: Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.

27-23-1639

KID: 27-23-1639

1876-1900

New York Beauty

Pinson, Mary

Date Made: 1876-1900

New York Beauty

Creator: Pinson, Mary

Location Made: Texas (TX) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 69" x 92"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, Muslin weight

Project: Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Arizona Quilt Project 1987-1989

38-36-2275

KID: 38-36-2275

1930-1949

New York Beauty

Killingsworth, Sara...

Date Made: 1930-1949

New York Beauty

Creator: Killingsworth, Sarah Orpha

Location Made: Casa Grande, Arizona (AZ) United States

Project: Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Arizona Quilt Project 1987-1989

She made owner and each of her five siblings a quilt and put them in a trunk with their names pinned to each. Sadly, these were taken by other side of family after maker died. Traded her bachelor uncle a wool blanket for the only quilt left (this one).

38-36-2505

KID: 38-36-2505

1850-1875

New York Beauty

Harris, Mary A. Jac...

Date Made: 1850-1875

New York Beauty

Creator: Harris, Mary A. Jackson

Location Made: Huntington, Indiana (IN) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 61.5" x 80.25"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Floral, Solid/plain, Muslin weight

Project: Indiana Quilt Registry Project

Owner took quilt to the KY Museum, Katy Christopherson took photo and noted the difference in the red � circles through out the quilt.

39-40-2544

KID: 39-40-2544

1800-1849

New York Beauty

Date Made: 1800-1849

New York Beauty

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 74.75" x 76"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, Muslin weight

Project: Indiana Quilt Registry Project

39-40-2704

KID: 39-40-2704

1876-1900

New York Beauty

Chambers-Smith, Mar...

Date Made: 1876-1900

New York Beauty

Creator: Chambers-Smith, Mary E.

Location Made: Pursley Community, Texas (TX) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 68 in. x 78 in.

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Texas Sesquicentennial Quilt Association, Texas Quilt Search

This quilt is one of a pair of the same design; the other is made in red and white. The family notes that after her death, when they moved her possessions, they used "old worn-out quilts for packing.", Family notes that quilt maker "was an excellent seamstress but sewed only for the f...

25-21-3

KID: 25-21-3

1930-1949

New York Beauty

Buske, Hedwig Ferts...

Date Made: 1930-1949

New York Beauty

Creator: Buske, Hedwig Fertsch

Location Made: Shiner, Texas (TX) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, The junction of sashes consists of a spiky, needle-pointed gold star with an appliqued gold center, all pieced into a larger brown star, pieced into a green square.

Quilt Size: 84 in. x 92 in.

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Muslin

Project: Texas Sesquicentennial Quilt Association, Texas Quilt Search

Hedwig Fertsch was the youngest girl of eleven children. Her father died in his thirties, leaving his wife to raise the surviving five boys and four girls. Hedwig married Emil Buske in 1905. Emil bought a cotton gin in Shiner, Texas, which he ran until 1971. It was the last gin in Lavaca County to ...

25-21-24

KID: 25-21-24

1976-1999

New York Beauty

Skelton, Martha B.

Date Made: 1976-1999

New York Beauty

Creator: Skelton, Martha B.

Location Made: Vicksburg, Mississippi (MS) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 77.000 inches x 90.000 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Project: National Quilt Museum Collection

10-7-307

KID: 10-7-307

1850-1875

New York Beauty

Date Made: 1850-1875

New York Beauty

Location Made: Tennessee (TN) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Stars in center band of sashing are appliqued.

Quilt Size: 78 x 89

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Quilts of Tennessee

22-18-15

KID: 22-18-15

1901-1929

New York Beauty

Morton, Mrs.

Date Made: 1901-1929

New York Beauty

Creator: Morton, Mrs.

Location Made: Tennessee (TN) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 66 inches x 85.5 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Quilts of Tennessee

The quilt was presented to the surveyed owner as a wedding gift when she married July 24, 1932.

22-18-607

KID: 22-18-607

1930-1949

New York Beauty

Date Made: 1930-1949

New York Beauty

Location Made: Tennessee (TN) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 66 x 81

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Quilts of Tennessee

22-18-2029

KID: 22-18-2029

1850-1875

New York Beauty

Maker, Unknown

Date Made: 1850-1875

New York Beauty

Creator: Maker, Unknown

Location Made: Probably made in Missouri United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 79.5" x 80.5"

Fabrics: Cotton, Calico

Project: International Quilt Museum Collection; Ardis and Robert James Collection

36-34-139

KID: 36-34-139

1876-1900

New York Beauty

Maker, Unknown

Date Made: 1876-1900

New York Beauty

Creator: Maker, Unknown

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 85" x 80"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: International Quilt Museum Collection; Ardis and Robert James Collection

36-34-989

KID: 36-34-989