QUILT INDEX RECORD
2-33-40
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Signature Quilt Pilot Project; International Quilt Museum
Who documented this quilt?
Signature Quilt Project Public Submission
Signature Quilt Pilot Project Number:
2007.001.0002
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Album
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Album
How wide is the quilt?
83.5 inches
How long is the quilt?
83.8 inches
Type of inscription:
Multiple Names; Place
What is inscribed on the quilt?
1a: Abagail Hieks 1b: Mary E. Adsit 1c: Deborah Butts 1d: Mariett Boyce 1e: Emma L. Story Brooklyn 1f: Hannah Butts 2a: Elizabeth Story Brooklyn 2b: M C 2c: Mrs. J. Cronkhite 2d: Anar Tompkins 2e: Mary C. Hieks 2f: Sarah E. Story Brooklyn 3a: Mrs. Rowland Story/Brooklyn 3b: Deborah Butts 3e: Ca__terine J. Moore 3f: Ber___e Wright 4a: Matilda Travis 4b: Jane M Puffer 4e: Mrs. G. W. Haight 4f: Laura Leutt 5a: Philura Story 5b: Emma Gale. 5c: Mary J. Rider 5d: Celia Weed 5e: Mary J Palmer 5f: Amy H Mallow 6a: Mrs. Gale 6b: Carrie Butts 6c: Elizabeth Tompkins 6d: Eliza Gregory 6e: Ch_____ie Story Brooklyn L.F. 6f: Hannah Butts Center Medallion: Susan Boots
Method used to make the inscription:
Embroidery; Ink
Location of inscription:
on block
Time period:
1850-1875
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1850-1875
Describe the quilt's layout:
Medallion or framed center
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
Quilt top made by:
Unknown, Quiltmaker
Where the quilt was made, city:
Possibly made in Brooklyn
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
Purchased from Jewett-Berdan in 2007. Jewett-Berdan notes that the quilt descended in her husband's family and was made for a member of the Harris family.
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
Describe the source of the pattern:
Unknown
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
This album quilt has very charming block designs that vary in their skill level. The differences in skill seem to indicate that there were several quilt makers. The quilt also contains a mixture of inked and embroidered names which typically indicates multiple quilters. The names on the quilt that are legible all belong to females. The center medallion contains the name Susan Boots. At this time nothing is known about her. The two most common last names are Story, with six names, and Butts, with five names. According to the 1880 census,Mrs. Rowland Story may be Melinda Story of Brooklyn whose husband is Rowland Story, daughter is Sarah E. Story(also on the quilt) and her son is George H. Story.
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
Atkins, Jacqueline M. and Phyllis A. Tepper. New York Beauties: Quilts from the Empire State. Dutton Studio, 1992. Pg. 28.
Quilt owner's name:
International Quilt Study Center
Quilt owner's city:
Lincoln
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Description of quilt:
This collaborative album quilt contains 33 names. Five, all with the last name of Story, are identified on the quilt as being from Brooklyn.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Cite this Quilt
Unknown, Quiltmake. Album. 1850-1875. From Signature Quilt Pilot Project, Signature Quilt Project Public Submission. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=2-33-40. Accessed: 03/29/24
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