QUILT INDEX RECORD

11-37-6528

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; New England Quilt Museum Collection

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

4646

Alternate inventory control number:

NEQM# 2004.15

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

New England Quilt Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Lowell

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Middlesex

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

77

Length:

83.5

Quilt's title:

Sunflower quilt

Quilt top made by:

Sarles, Mary

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

donor was told 5 generations of quilt history by his mother

Quiltmaker's state:

New York (NY)

Quiltmaker's county:

Westchester

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:

1799

Quiltmaker's spouse:

Purdy, Abram

# of Children:

12

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Sarles, William

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

from Arthur & Carrie Tingue

Time period:

1901-1929

Note:

Family history states that quilt was in the family for 5 generations. Family's estimated date for quilt is 1830-35. See family history in museum folder.

Format:

Finished quilt

Technique, piecing:

Hand Piecing

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:

7 vertical rows, 6 horizontal rows, 42 blocks

Block shape:

Squares

Block size:

11.5, 14 petals

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Patterns:

Solid/plain

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

plain weave

Predominant colors:

Brown

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Motif design, overall:

Echo

Describe the quilting designs used:

radiating concentric diamonds/wave

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of borders:

1

Border; technique, fiber, weave, pattern:

Cotton, plain weave, off-white, 3.5" on 2 sides

Binding and edging:

Back turned to front

Batting:

Cotton

Batting thickness:

Thin

Backing, number of pieces:

5

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, predominant color:

Cream

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Condition, damage:

Dirty

Describe the damage:

Damaged

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, no. and source:

3451

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Kansas Sunflower

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

1900c

Width of pieces on the back:

2 large pieces + small strips

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

New England Quilt Museum