QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Signature Quilt Pilot Project

Who documented this quilt?

Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Lehigh Co PA Signature Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Rolling Stone

Brackman # or other source & #:

1727d

How wide is the quilt?

74.5 inches

How long is the quilt?

86.5 inches

What color is the quilt?

Orange; Pink; Red; White; Yellow

Type of inscription:

Date; Multiple Names

Describe the type of inscription:

The inscriptions are in the style of "The Footed Letter Scrivener" active in Southeastern Pennsylvania 1843-1860. On the dedication blocks, the inscription is outlined by a wreath. All others are underlined by a double "S" curve.

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Maria Anna Handwerk 1856 Glory Miller

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1856

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1850-1875

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

1856

Further information concerning dates:

Date is inscribed on the quilt.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Dotted; Floral

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Where the quilt was made, county:

Lehigh

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania

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:

One of many inscribed quilts made in Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, 1851-1870s. The quilt was found at an antique show in Indiana.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Describe the source of the pattern:

Public domain

Quilt owner's name:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Salisbury

Quilt owner's state:

Maryland

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Quiltmaker was born in Germansville, Lehigh Co, PA in 1838. Her father, Abraham and her mother, Elisabeth Roth, were both born in PA of German descent. Maria's first husband was Joel Peter, and she moved to Indiana with her second husband, James Jacoby. She died in Indiana in 1913.