QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

HC-131

Person filling out this form is:

Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

Representing historical society that owns the quilt

When was the form filled out?

10/25/1997

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Signature Fundraiser

How wide is the quilt?

65 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

74 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Date; Multiple Names

What is inscribed on the quilt?

multiple names including "U.S. President Calvin Coolidge" "1776 - 1926"

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:

1901-1929

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1926

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

1926

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

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

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

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

Large

Describe the quilting designs used:

straight lines

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

Rated 2 (fair) to 3 (good) on HQPNJ's scale for visual effect. Classic fundraising quilt in blue embroidery.

Quilt top made by:

Johnson, Emma Caroline Smith

Quilted by:

Johnson, Emma Caroline Smith

Where the quilt was made, city:

Kingwood

Where the quilt was made, county:

Hunterdon

Where the quilt was made, state:

New Jersey (NJ)

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:

Additional documentation, in paper form, filed in repository.

Why was the quilt made?

Fundraising

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

Published in "Herstory: Quilts of Hunterdon County," p. 27.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Oak Summit School Historical Society

Quilt owner's state:

New Jersey (NJ)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1855

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1947

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Smith, Joseph

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Smith, Eleanor Stuard

Who photographed this quilt?

Veronica and Robert Mitchell

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

The Heritage Quilt Project of New Jersey, Inc.

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