QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Signature Quilt Pilot Project

Who documented this quilt?

Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Applique Sampler

How wide is the quilt?

81 inches

How long is the quilt?

81 inches

What color is the quilt?

Gold; Green; Red

Type of inscription:

Date; Multiple Names; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

see makers' names for list of embroidered names on quilt

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1860

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on block; on border

Time period:

1850-1875

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1860

Further information concerning dates:

date embroidered in black embroidery thread

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

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

Novelty techniques used to make the quilt top:

Dimensional applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Quilt top made by:

church members

Other people who worked on this quilt:

Ruth, J(?)T., Steel, Mary E., Coates, H., McKeig, J.A., Miller, S.J., Steel, G.A., Conkle, L., Ruth, S., Ruth, E., Steel, Charity A., Lee, Margaret E., and other undecipheral names

Where the quilt was made, state:

West Virginia

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Quilt owned by descendant of the Rev Daniel Hitt Kincheloe Dix, who was a circuit rider for the Methodist Episcopal Church in West Virginia in the towns of Cameron (1859), Grave Creek (1860), New Martinsville (1861-1862). DHK Dix was also a member of the West Virginia Senate 1865-1870.

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship; Gift or presentation

Describe the source of the pattern:

Unknown

Quilt owner's name:

Johnson, French personal interview June 2009

Quilt owner's city:

Port Orange

Quilt owner's state:

Florida

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Description of quilt:

Floral applique sampler made by church members for the Rev DHK Dix.

Who photographed this quilt?

Nan Moore

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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