QUILT INDEX RECORD
49-142-2630
New York Quilt Project ID #:
BEL-119
Location of Interview:
Belfast, NY
When was the form filled out?
9/12/1989
Who documented this quilt?
New York Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
American Folk Art Museum
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Fillmore
Quilt owner's state:
New York (NY)
2. How did the present owner acquire this quilt?
Inheritance
6. When was the quilt made?
After 1866's
Time period:
1850-1875
9. Where did the quiltmaker live when this quilt was made?
New York (NY)
21. Has the quilt ever been exhibited? If so, where?
Yes, this quilt has been exhibited at a local library quilt show.
Describe the quilt in one or two sentences:
Shades of brown - from wedding dresses and quilted in brown.
Size: Length:
88"
Width:
71"
Number of quilt blocks:
30
Type:
Block pattern
Type: block shape
Squares
This is a:
Finished quilt
Fabric:
Cotton
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
From a wedding dress
Layout: spacing
Alternating with plain squares
Layout: orientation
On point or rotated on 45 degrees
Border Fabric; Border Corners:
There is no border on this quilt.
BACKING - Fabric:
Cotton
BACKING - Fabric Design:
Solid/plain
Seamed?
The back is seamed.
Width of Fabric:
35"
BACKING - Colors:
Beige
BINDING - Self or Applied:
Hand sewn; Machine sewn; Straight grain
BATTING - Type:
Cotton
BATTING - Condition:
Thin
QUILT TOP CONSTRUCTION - Piecing:
Hand Piecing
Quilting:
Hand quilting
Stitches per Inch - (top only):
5
QUILTING DESIGN - Overall:
Echo
QUILTING DESIGN - Describe any other quilting designs or notes:
The quilt stitches are even.
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Any other comments?
This quilt was made from grandmother's wedding dress.
Details
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
American Folk Art Museum
Cite this Quilt
After 1866's. From American Folk Art Museum, New York Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=49-142-2630. Accessed: 03/29/24