QUILT INDEX RECORD

8-5-82

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:

34-3-B133

Owner's name for quilt:

Rose of Sharon variation

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Applique

What color is the quilt?

Red; Yellow; White

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1863

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

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

Maker raised and carded cotton used in quilt padding. Quilting 10 stitches to the inch.

Quilt top made by:

Alcock, Cirendilla

Where the quilt was made, city:

Madison's Mills

Where the quilt was made, state:

Kentucky (KY)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Contests entered:

Kentucky State Fair, Louisville, KY, 1950. First place for an antique quilt.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Kentucky Quilt Project