QUILT INDEX RECORD

20-16-1235

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives

Who documented this quilt?

The Heritage Quilt Project of New Jersey, Inc.

The Heritage Quilt Project of New Jersey Documentation Number:

13-028-01

Person filling out this form is:

Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

church member

When was the form filled out?

11/05/1988

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Appliqué Sampler

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Baltimore Type Album Appliqué

How wide is the quilt?

76 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

95 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Green; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Damage:

Stains

Type of inscription:

Date; Message; Multiple Names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

center blocks reads "Presented to Reverend Mr. and Mrs. D.B. Stout by the ladies of Leedsville Dec. 1867." 

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on block

Describe where the inscription was found:

May have HQPNJ label on back

Time period:

1850-1875

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

1867

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Erickson, Rita

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

one

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

one

Describe the borders:

appliqued vine, leaf and bud

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique; Reverse Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Machine sewn; Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

fine

Describe the quilting designs used:

stencil designs

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Rated 5 (outstanding) on HQPNJ's scale for visual effect. Signed blocks of original design have been made into a presentation quilt: a New Jersey version of the Baltimore Album quilt. Each block is a masterpiece of design and workmanship featuring applique, reverse applique and piping around each block. Many of the colors, including the electric blue, are startlingly bright, particularly in contrast to the faded green in some of the corner blocks.

Name of the group that made the quilt:

Ladies of the Old First Church (formerly the Middletown Baptist Church)

Where the quilt was made, city:

Middletown

Where the quilt was made, county:

Monmouth

Where the quilt was made, state:

New Jersey (NJ)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Presentation/award

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Quilt was made for Reverend and Mrs. D. B. Stout, pastor of the Middletown Baptist Church from 1837 to 1875.In April of 1988, at the 300th anniversary of the establishment of the church,  Mrs. Harry E. Johnson, the great-great-grandaughter of Reverend Stout, presented the quilt to the Old First Church.  

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

Additional documentation, in paper form, filed in repository.

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Quilt was published in HQPNJ's related book "New Jersey Quilts 1777 to 1950" on page 84.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's state:

New Jersey (NJ)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Group

Who photographed this quilt?

Marti Porreca

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

The Heritage Quilt Project of New Jersey, Inc.