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New York Beauty Quilt; Rocky Mountain; Crown of Thorns

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-6296

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

13.0156

If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

2007.62.1

Owner's name for the quilt:

New York Beauty Quilt

Subject of the quilt:

Improvisational

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Rocky Mountain; Crown of Thorns

Brackman # or other source & #:

1079

Biography of the quiltmaker?

Sarah Ann Carpenter was born into slavery on February 7, 1861 in Elba, Alabama. Her mother was Mary Carpenter and her father was a white planter. Sarah Ann married Samuel Simmons in 1880 in Coffee County, Alabama; they had thirteen children. The Simmons family were farmers who owned their own land.

Quilt top made by:

Simmons, Sarah Ann Carpenter

Quilted by:

Simmons, Sarah Ann Carpenter

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Purchased the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Luverne

Where the quilt was made, county:

Crenshaw County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Alabama (AL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt finished?

1890-1910

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

1890-1910

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Luverne

Quiltmaker's county:

Crenshaw county

Quiltmaker's state:

Alabama (AL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Carpenter

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1861

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Coffee County

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Alabama

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1917

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

African American

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Carpenter, George

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Louisiana

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Caucasian

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Carpenter, Mary

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Alabama

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

African American

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

African American

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Farmer

Number of children:

13

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

82.75 in

How long is the quilt?

82.75 in

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue; Cream; Pink

Antique colors:

Cadet Blue

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Size of quilt blocks:

15 in x 15 in

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks; Separated by pieced pattern sashing; Other

Describe the quilt setting:

Triple row sashing. Inner and outer strips pieced. Middle strip plain.

Sashing width:

8.5 in

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Plain border with a 2 inch width.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Other

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream; Pink

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Hand sewn; Print

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Medium

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Pink

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6 stitches per inch

Width between quilting lines:

.5 in

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum Representative

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private- Nonprofit Organization

Quilt owner's name:

The Henry Ford

Quilt owner's city:

Dearborn

Quilt owner's county:

Wayne

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

Who photographed this quilt?

The Henry Ford

Copyright holder:

The Henry Ford

Cite this Quilt

Simmons, Sarah Ann Carpente. New York Beauty Quilt. 1890-1910. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-6296. Accessed: 03/29/24