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Wheel of Fortune; Rising Sun

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

8-5-305

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:

7-11-L187

Owner's name for quilt:

Wheel of Fortune

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Rising Sun

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c. 1870-1880

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

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Thread type used for the quilting:

homespun

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

It is said that the cotton was raised in the garden for this quilt fabric and thread. 100"x80"

Quilt top made by:

Mattingly, Eliza Ann

Where the quilt was made, city:

Grayson Springs

Where the quilt was made, county:

Grayson

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

Cite this Quilt

Mattingly, Eliza An. Wheel of Fortune. 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=8-5-305. Accessed: 04/18/24