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

Quilt's title:

Friendship Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Autograph

Brackman # or other source & #:

14.12

How wide is the quilt?

63 inches

How long is the quilt?

68 inches

What color is the quilt?

Lavender; Pink; Red; Yellow

Type of inscription:

Date; Message; Multiple Names

Describe the type of inscription:

Two finished blocks were handed down with the quilt; evidently there was no room for two more blocks in the quilt. Inscriptions on hese two blocks were: 1) Virda B.; 2) Pearl, Beula, Francis, Nadene, Dolly.

What is inscribed on the quilt?

1a Nellie Mattlage 1b Leona Hungate 1c Mrs. Bertha Mattlage 1d Mary E. Flick 1e Johnee Stroud 1f Mrs. P. J. Morton 2a Mrs. H. G. Moad 2b Nonnie 2c Kitty 2d Mrs. Nettie Boutz 2e Lula D. Morrow 2f Mrs. J. B. Stout 3a Ruby 3b N. E. Hester 3c Damie Limebarger 3d For Mr. & Mrs. Adams 25th Wedding Anaversary (sp.) April 5, 1924 Lida S. 3e Ida Blount Tidings to you 3f Ona 4a Mable R. Smith 4b Blanche Dick 4c Mrs. Thomas 4d Mrs. Jacob Flick 4e Mrs. Esher 4f Vona 5a Lois Flick 5b Laurette Taylor 5c Chloe Edwards 5d Fern Blount 5e Lecie Calvert 5f Effie & Willie

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

April 5, 1924

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1901-1929

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Plaid; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch; Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Quilt top made by:

Neighbors and friends of Nell Andrews Adams

Where the quilt was made, city:

Porterville

Where the quilt was made, county:

Tulare

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:

Nell Adams moved with her family from near Hammon, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma to California in 1923. In 1924, her former neighbors in Oklahoma made and signed the blocks as an anniversary gift to Nell Adams and her husband, Richard. Nell Adams joined the blocks and quilted the quilt in Porterville, California.

Why was the quilt made?

Anniversary; Autograph or friendship; Gift or presentation

Describe the source of the pattern:

Unknown

Quilt owner's name:

Nancy Hornback

Quilt owner's city:

Wichita

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Who photographed this quilt?

David Hornback

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