QUILT INDEX RECORD

8-5-744

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:

34-2-L1

Owner's name for quilt:

Appliqué, possibly original

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Appliqué, pineapple, rose of sharon, and pink (?)

What color is the quilt?

Red; Pink; Yellow; Green; White

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1840

Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

c.1860

Who estimated the quilt's date?

evaluator

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Materials used to make the back:

Woven or homespun

UNIQUE BINDING MATERIALS: Enter any binding materials used on the quilt that do not appear in a previous field.

Narrow pink bias binding with red piping.

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Very fine needlework. Applique done with fine buttonhole stitch or herringbone stitch. Exceptional piece. 100"x86"

Quilt top made by:

Moran, Amanda Estill

Where the quilt was made, county:

Garrard

Where the quilt was made, state:

Kentucky (KY)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Kentucky Quilt Project