1800'S

Sampler

Bougher, Jane (Geil...

Date Made: 1800'S

Sampler

Creator: Bougher, Jane (Geil)

Location Made: Orion, Kansas (KS) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Project: Kansas Quilt Project

7-4-105

KID: 7-4-105

1800'S

Feathered Star

States, Sarah (Smit...

Date Made: 1800'S

Feathered Star

Creator: States, Sarah (Smith)

Location Made: Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Project: Kansas Quilt Project

7-4-9864

KID: 7-4-9864

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Basket Flower var...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Basket Flower variation

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 85 inches x 93 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

Donated to the Sioux City Public Museum.

6-3-1886

KID: 6-3-1886

1800-1849

Carpenter's Wheel...

Cunningham, Emma

Date Made: 1800-1849

Carpenter's Wheel

Creator: Cunningham, Emma

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 75 inches x 95 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

Quilt was hand pieced when Emma was 15 years old. It was quilted by her granddaughter in 1980.

6-3-1974

KID: 6-3-1974

1800-1849

Bird in a Window

Date Made: 1800-1849

Bird in a Window

Location Made: Georgetown, Ohio (OH) United States

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-27

KID: 8-5-27

1800-1849

Grapes

Dearing, Elizabeth

Date Made: 1800-1849

Grapes

Creator: Dearing, Elizabeth

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Fabrics: Solid/plain

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-33

KID: 8-5-33

1800-1849

Applique

Hines, Martha Jane

Date Made: 1800-1849

Applique

Creator: Hines, Martha Jane

Location Made: Big Bend, Kentucky (KY) United States

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

Designed, appliqued and quilted as a needlework training project by the maker.

8-5-133

KID: 8-5-133

1800-1849

Wild Rose

Davis, Mary Ann

Date Made: 1800-1849

Wild Rose

Creator: Davis, Mary Ann

Location Made: Princeton, Kentucky (KY) United States

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-140

KID: 8-5-140

1800-1849

Sunburst variatio...

Bratton, ?

Date Made: 1800-1849

Sunburst variation with Applique

Creator: Bratton, ?

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-160

KID: 8-5-160

1800-1849

Princess Feather ...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Princess Feather with Stars

Location Made: Covington, Kentucky (KY) United States

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-382

KID: 8-5-382

1800-1849

Applique and Piec...

Barrister, sisters

Date Made: 1800-1849

Applique and Pieced Lilly variation

Creator: Barrister, sisters

Location Made: Covington, Kentucky (KY) United States

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-383

KID: 8-5-383

1800-1849

Silk quilt with p...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Silk quilt with printed patches

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Fabrics: Silk

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-387

KID: 8-5-387

1800-1849

Broderie Perse Me...

Davis, Johanna

Date Made: 1800-1849

Broderie Perse Medallion Quilt Top

Creator: Davis, Johanna

Location Made: Charlestown, South Carolina (SC) United States

Fabrics: Cotton, Other, Chintz, Glazed, Muslin

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

8-5-435

KID: 8-5-435

1800-1849

Rose of Sharon

Stanby, Mrs. Lucy B...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Rose of Sharon

Creator: Stanby, Mrs. Lucy Berry

Location Made: Bedford, Kentucky (KY) United States

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-672

KID: 8-5-672

1800-1849

Flower Garden

Bell, Sara

Date Made: 1800-1849

Flower Garden

Creator: Bell, Sara

Location Made: Georgetown, Kentucky (KY) United States

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Silk, Velvet, Solid/plain, Plaid, Print

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-754

KID: 8-5-754

1800-1849

Strips

Amos, Suki

Date Made: 1800-1849

Strips

Creator: Amos, Suki

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-795

KID: 8-5-795

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

White Counterpane...

Date Made: 1800-1849

White Counterpane

Location Made: United States

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-54

KID: 8-5-54

1800-1849

Star of Bethlehem...

Scott, Juda A. (Jud...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Star of Bethlehem

Creator: Scott, Juda A. (Judy Ann)

Location Made: Temple Hill, Kentucky (KY) United States

Fabrics: Cotton, Maroon border dyed with pokeberry.

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-92

KID: 8-5-92

1800-1849

Multi Stars

Hazelwood, Martha T...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Multi Stars

Creator: Hazelwood, Martha Trice

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

Made while awaiting the birth of her first child.

8-5-96

KID: 8-5-96

1800-1849

Churn Dasher

Coomes, Margaret

Date Made: 1800-1849

Churn Dasher

Creator: Coomes, Margaret

Location Made: Knottsville, Kentucky (KY) United States

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-131

KID: 8-5-131

1800-1849

Original Applique...

Hart, Mrs.

Date Made: 1800-1849

Original Applique

Creator: Hart, Mrs.

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Fabrics: Solid/plain

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-158

KID: 8-5-158

1800-1849

Princess Feather ...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Princess Feather variation, Applique

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Fabrics: Other, hand loomed material

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-325

KID: 8-5-325

1800-1849

Date Made: 1800-1849

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Fabrics: Bright chintzes

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-385

KID: 8-5-385

1800-1849

Tulip Quilt

Ann, a sixteen year...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Tulip Quilt

Creator: Ann, a sixteen year old slave on the plantation of Captain and Mrs. William Womack

Location Made: Virginia (VA) United States

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

8-5-441

KID: 8-5-441

1800-1849

Georgetown Circle...

Hancock, or

Date Made: 1800-1849

Georgetown Circle variation

Creator: Hancock, or

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-679

KID: 8-5-679

1800-1849

Road to Californi...

Hall, Kate

Date Made: 1800-1849

Road to California

Creator: Hall, Kate

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-702

KID: 8-5-702

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

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

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

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

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

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

Double Nine-Patch...

Christensen, Mary D...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Double Nine-Patch

Creator: Christensen, Mary Deala

Location Made: Missouri Valley, Iowa (IA) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 65 inches x 80 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Iowa Quilt Research Project

6-3-1838

KID: 6-3-1838

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

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

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

1800-1849

White Counterpane...

Tish, a slave

Date Made: 1800-1849

White Counterpane

Creator: Tish, a slave

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Fabrics: Solid/plain

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

Said to be made by a slave.

8-5-79

KID: 8-5-79

1800-1849

Friendship

Date Made: 1800-1849

Friendship

Location Made: United States

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

Quilt was made for Elizabeth Briggs Holt in England who brought it to Pennsylvania as part of her trousseau

8-5-121

KID: 8-5-121

1800-1849

Applique

Date Made: 1800-1849

Applique

Location Made: United States

Fabrics: Solid/plain

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

8-5-329

KID: 8-5-329

1800-1849

Lone Star

Trabue, Fannie Sale...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Lone Star

Creator: Trabue, Fannie Sales

Location Made: Pembroke, Kentucky (KY) United States

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project

Vine border.

8-5-361

KID: 8-5-361