
QUILT INDEX RECORD
8-5-224
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
University of Louisville Archives and Records Center
Who documented this quilt?
Kentucky Quilt Project
Kentucky Quilt Project Number:
34-5-S140
Owner's name for quilt:
Kentucky Sun
What color is the quilt?
Green; Orange; Red
Quilt's condition:
Poor/very worn
Damage:
Disintegration of fabric
Time period:
1876-1900
Family/owner's date for quilt:
before 1895
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
c.1880
Who estimated the quilt's date?
evaluator
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Wool
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Linsey-woolsey; Handwoven
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Print; Solid/plain
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
75"x62"
Quilt top made by:
Grider, Nancy Miller
Where the quilt was made, county:
Russell
Where the quilt was made, state:
Kentucky (KY)
Where the quilt was made, country:
USA
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Nancy helped shear the sheep, carded the wool, and spun the thread to weave the lindsey cloth to make the quilt which she hand quilted. She probably dyed the colors too.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Kentucky Quilt Project
Cite this Quilt
Grider, Nancy Mille. Kentucky Sun. 1876-1900. From University of Louisville Archives and Records Center, Kentucky Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=8-5-224. Accessed: 03/27/23