QUILT INDEX RECORD

53-155-2495

Who documented this quilt?

South Carolina Quilt History Project

South Carolina Quilt History Project Number:

SAL-23

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt Owner's Name:

Miss Mary Booger

Quilt Owner City:

White Rock

Quilt Owner State:

South Carolina (SC)

Quilt Owner Country:

United States

Relation of the quiltmaker to the present owner:

Granddaughter

Interviewer:

Mary Stockman - Dorothea Holmes

Date (data was collected):

1985-03-08

Do you know the city where this quilt was made?

St. Marks - Corinth Section

Do you know the county where this quilt was made?

Old Edgefield - Now Saluda

Do you know the state where this quilt was made?

South Carolina (SC)

Do you know the country where this quilt was made?

United States

Do you know the time period when this quilt was made?

1850-1875

Do you know when the family said this quilt was made?

1869

Do you know who made it (quiltmaker's name)?

Riser, Marilla Elizabeth

How did you happen to get the quilt?

Inheritance

Details on how you got the quilt:

Inherited from grandmother. This quilt was given to Allen M. Wyse, her husband.

Do you know how old the maker was when the quilt was made?

The maker was 24 years old when the quilt was made.

Do you know where the maker got her fabrics for this quilt?

Probably purchase in Prosperity

Did she quilt this herself? Or did someone else do it or help her with it?

Riser, Marilla Elizabeth

Do you know if there are photographs of the quiltmaker?
Are there any photographs of her with quilts or making quilts?

There is a photo of the quiltmaker.

Who was the quiltmaker's father?

Riser, Henry Hartwell

Who was the quiltmaker's mother?

Kinard, Karen Happuch

What church did the family go to?

Grace Lutheran Church, Ebenezer Lutheran Church - buried there in Prosperity Columbia

When was the quiltmaker born?

11/13/1845

Who was her husband?

Wyse, Allen M.

What did he do for a living?

Cotton Buyer

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1/23/1928

Did the quiltmaker have children? How many?

7

Was this quilt made for a particular person?

Hope chest

Are there any interesting stories about the quiltmaker?

The maker also lived in Columbia Prosperity, SC.

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt width:

78"

Quilt length:

76"

Design; applique:

Hand Applique

Design:

Block pattern

Pattern Name:

Rose of Sharon variation; Clove Pink Adaptation

Fabrics, source:

Purchased new

Fabric styles:

Solid/plain

Predominant Colors:

Green; Red; Yellow

Block orientation:

Straight

Set:

Side by side

Describe the quilt setting:

Red piping

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

now blue (was green)

Notes on backing:

Domestic

Binding construction:

Front turned to back; Machine sewn

Batting loft:

Thin

Needlework; excellent; good; utilitarian; hand; machine:

The needlework techniques are excellent.

Quilting description:

Parallel lines (groups of 3 - triple); stitches - small

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Type of inscription:

Date

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1/9/1869

Details

• 
• 

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

All rights reserved, McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina