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QUILT INDEX RECORD

8-5-544

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:

34-15-50

Owner's name for quilt:

Triangles and Bars

What color is the quilt?

Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

c.1860

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Striped; Dotted; Print

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

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

36 x 31" Crib quilt.

Where the quilt was made, state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Exhibited as part of The Kentucky Quilt Project Inc's Louisville Celebrates the American Quilt in "Abstract Design in American Quilt"

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-International Quilt Study Center

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

International Quilt Study Center at the University of Nebraska

Cite this Quilt

Triangles and Bars. 1850-1875. From University of Louisville Archives and Records Center, Kentucky Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=8-5-544. Accessed: 04/19/24