QUILT INDEX RECORD

8-5-539

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:

35-4-751

Owner's name for quilt:

Star with Garden Maze

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Green

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1865

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Unknown

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Unknown

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

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

Appliqued border.

Quilt top made by:

Chinn, Christine

Where the quilt was made, city:

Beaver Dam

Where the quilt was made, state:

Kentucky (KY)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's birth date:

c.1850

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Quilt was made before maker was married. It is said that quilt was partially quilted by moonlight.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Kentucky Quilt Project