QUILT INDEX RECORD

56-165-956

Who documented this quilt?

New Hampshire Quilt Documentation Project, Phase II; Pittsburg Historical Society Collection

New Hampshire Quilt Documentation Project Number:

0457

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

New Hampshire Quilt Documentation Project, Phase II

When was the form filled out?

2003-10-05

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Balsams Grand Resort Hotel, Dixville Notch, New Hampshire (NH)

Who helped you fill out the form?

SC/LBC

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library, or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Pittsburg Historical Society

Quilt owner's city:

Pittsburg

Quilt owner's county:

Coos

Quilt owner's state:

New Hampshire (NH)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Source of the information on this quilt:

Ruth Grant

How wide is the quilt?

64"

How long is the quilt?

77"

Owner's name for quilt:

Friendship Quilt

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

On loan from Mrs. Alma Bacon Chappell

Details about why the quilt was made:

This quilt was made for Mrs. Chappell's grandmother, Mrs. Nellie Sanborn, following a fire which destroyed her home in Clarksville, NH. It was probably made before 1900.

When was the quilt finished?

c1900, inferred date

Time period:

1901-1929

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of quilt blocks:

30; 5 vertical rows, 6 horizontal rows

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares; Same block throughout

What size are the blocks?

13" x 13"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Plain weave

What color is the quilt?

Brown

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Describe the quilting designs used:

Quilting workmanship is average. Quilting quantity is good overall.

How is the binding made?

Edges turned in/no separate binding

Shape of edge:

Straight

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thick

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

Plain weave.

Describe the back:

Print

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue

Type of inscription:

Signature; Multiple names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Names embroidered on Sanborn Friendship Quilt: Row 1: Wallace Aldrich, Melvina Aldrich, Bert Aldrich, Alva R. Aldrich, Nine E. Aldrich, Darwin Aldrich; Row 2:Mr. J. Davis, Mrs. G Davis, ? A. Davis, Harold B. Davis, C.W. ?, Frank B. Davis; Row 3: David Blanchard, Celia Bracket, Frank Bracket, Walter Bracket, Lizzie Flint; Row 4: Johnny March, Clara March, Elwin J. March, Geor. A. March, Robert Marsh, Miss Nancy Marsh; Row 5: Sallie Miller, S. Marsh, Winnie Haynes, F.E. Haynes.

Location of inscription:

on front

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Damage:

Dirty; Fading; Stains

Describe the damage:

Torn. Condition unsound.

Brackman # or other source & #:

Brackman; pg.350, #2880

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Friendsip Cross, Old Italian

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Who photographed this quilt?

Robert L. Guaraldi

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

All Rights Reserved - Robert L. Guaraldi