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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