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Belmont County, Ohio Signature Quilt; modified Bear Paw

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

2-33-57

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:

Belmont County, Ohio Signature Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

modified Bear Paw

How wide is the quilt?

79 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

89 inches

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Brown; Cream; Green; Orange; Red; Rust; Turquoise or Teal; White

Antique colors:

Cheddar Orange or Antimony or Chrome Orange; Madder Brown; Madder Red or Cinnamon Red; Manganese Bronze; Prussian Blue or Lafayette Blue

Type of inscription:

Date; Message; Multiple Names; Place

What is inscribed on the quilt?

1A - Paton A. Harrison, Pleasant Dell, Ohio 1B - Elizabeth A Glassy, Pine Grove, Ohio 1C - Eliza L. Foreman, Pine Grove, Ohio 1D - Joseph R. Harrison, Pleasant Dell, Ohio 2A - Mary Lydia Trott, Belmont Co., Ohio 2B - Mary Censhaw, Mount Olive, Ohio 2C - Mary L. Trott, Belmont Co., Ohio 3A - Lizabeth Censhaw, Mount Olive, Ohio 3B - Susan E. Reinker, Fulton Co., Illinois 3C - Samuel David, Belmont Co., Ohio 3D - Matilda Brandenburg, Think of Me, Flushing, Ohio 4A - Ann Davis, Forget Me Not, Sulphur Springs, Perry Co., Ohio 4B - Rebecca Bailey, East Richmond, Belmont Co., Ohio 4C - John W. Trott, Belmont Co., Ohio 5A - Mary A. Reinker, Fulton Co., Illinois 5B - Isaac A. Trott, Belmont Co., Ohio 5C - Debrah Caton, Belmont Co., Ohio 5D - Coleton Jones, Belmont Co., Ohio 6A - Mary Davis, Perry Co., Ohio 6B - Mary Mc Millen, Pine Grove, Ohio 6C - Tessa (?) Caton, Belmont Co., Ohio 7A - Wesley B. Sultsor, Flushing, Ohio 7B - Martha S. Trott, Belmont Co., Ohio 7C - Orpa Mc Millen, Belmont Co., Ohio 7D - Mary C. Foreman, Pine Grove, Ohio 8A - Elizabeth L. Harrison, Pleasant Dell, Ohio 8B - Mary Ellen Cooper, April 6, 1869, Bell Air, Ohio 8C - Mrs. Elizabeth Glasgow, April 6, 1859, Pine Grove, Ohio

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

04-06-1859

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:

1859

Further information concerning dates:

Two of the blocks contain inscriptions dated April 6, 1859.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple scrap; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Block pattern is similar to Brackman's #1879 but there is no center square and the squares that make up the "pad" of the paw are constructed by two horizontal pieces of the same length and width.

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

The quilt contains a very fine cotton batt and is very thin - probably a summer quilt. Quilting is 8 stitches per inch. It is bound in modern, red bias tape, perhaps to replace a worn edging.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Unknown

Where the quilt was made, county:

probably Belmont

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship

Describe the source of the pattern:

Traditional pattern variation

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

A photograph of this quilt, and a brief description of it, appears in my book "Philena's Friendship Quilt: A Quaker Farewell to Ohio", Ohio University Press, 2009.

Quilt owner's name:

Lynda Salter Chenoweth

Quilt owner's city:

Sonoma

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Description of quilt:

This quilt is comprised of twenty-eight 10" X 10" modified Bear Paw blocks separated by beige-colored print blocks. No sashing.

Who photographed this quilt?

Peter Macchia, Oakland, CA

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Cite this Quilt

Belmont County, Ohio Signature Quilt. 1850-1875. From Signature Quilt Pilot Project, Signature Quilt Project Public Submission. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=2-33-57. Accessed: 03/29/24

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