QUILT INDEX RECORD
49-142-2671
New York Quilt Project ID #:
BUF-58
Interviewer:
P. Cotter
Location of Interview:
Buffalo Historical Society
When was the form filled out?
6/10/1989
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:
Amherst
Quilt owner's state:
New York (NY)
2. How did the present owner acquire this quilt?
Inheritance
3. How was the quilt acquired? Who will be the next owner of this quilt?
Inherited from the quilt owner's mother. The Buffalo History of quilt - it was stored for 80 years in attics, basements. The quilt owner had it backed to hang in their new home with other antiques.
4. How is the present owner related to the quiltmaker? The quiltmaker is my.....
Great-grandmother
6. When was the quilt made?
1900
Time period:
1901-1929
Was it made for a particular person, or for a special occasion or purpose?
Commemorative
Do you know any other name for this pattern?
Commemorative
List others who helped with making the quilt (other than quilting):
Sider Sisters of Fort Erie, Ontario
Describe the quilt in one or two sentences:
Multicolored 1" square poatage stamp triangles - Pan American Exposition Buffalo NY 1901. The quilt is in very good condition with some deterioration.
Size: Length:
66"
Width:
80"
Type:
Block pattern
Type: block shape
Squares
This is a:
Finished quilt
Fabric:
Silk
Fabric Design:
Checked; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Layout: spacing
Side by side
Layout: orientation
Straight
BACKING - Fabric:
Cotton
Description of the back:
[there is a note on sheet in pencil but it is illegable]
Seamed?
The back is seamed.
Width of Fabric:
41" - 41"
BACKING - Colors:
Navy
BINDING - Self or Applied:
Back turned to front
Describe the binding:
The corners were mitered.
BATTING - Type:
Polyester
BATTING - Condition:
Thin
QUILT TOP CONSTRUCTION - Piecing:
Hand Piecing
Quilting:
Hand quilting
QUILTING DESIGN - Describe any other quilting designs or notes:
Straight lines done to stabilize
Quilt's condition:
Very good/almost new
Describe the damage:
The quilt is damaged.
Identifying Marks:
Date; Message
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Pan American Exposition Buffalo NY 1901 written in velvet on fron
Any other comments?
Quilt was never exhibited or finished until 2 1/2 years ago. The quilt owner had it backed and quilted for wall hanging
Details
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Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Velvet
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
American Folk Art Museum
Cite this Quilt
Commemorative. 1900. From American Folk Art Museum, New York Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=49-142-2671. Accessed: 03/28/24