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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:

Upstate New York Friendship Quilt

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Chimney Sweep, Christian Cross

Brackman # or other source & #:

#3266

How wide is the quilt?

76 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

92 1/2 inches

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Blue or Navy; Brown; Red

Antique colors:

Claret or Wine; Madder Brown; Madder Red or Cinnamon Red; Prussian Blue or Lafayette Blue; Turkey Red

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names; Place

What is inscribed on the quilt?

1A - Hannah Starr, Newfield 1B - Mary D. Wheeler, Auburn 1C - Mary Pickering, Ithaca 1D - Ellen V. Wheeler (?), Auburn 1E - Amanda Baker, Newfield 2A - Mary Ann Curtice, Newfield 2B - Mary Bartlett, Auburn 2C - Margaret V. Curtice, Ithaca 2D - Hannah Curtice, Enfield 2E - Rachel Tewiliger 3A - Catherine M. Curtis, Newfield 3B - Judy (?) Starr, Newfield 3C - Jane Starr, Newfield 3D - Sarah Curtice, Ithaca 3E - Lucinda Curtice, Newfield 4A - Elizabeth Curtis, Ithaca 4B - Minerva C. Hubbard, Auburn 4C - Lavinia H. Curtice, Auburn 4D - Adaline H. (?) Wheeler, Auburn 4E - Mary S. Starr, Newfield 5A - Letitia Curtis, Newfield 5B - Arimain (?) Curtis, Newfield 5C - Clarissa Drake, Ithaca 5D - Bluebell C. Curtice, Ithaca 5E - Betsy Updike, Ithaca 6A - Frances M. Starr, Ithaca 6B - Mary J. Curtis, Newfield 6C - Milly Wheeler, Auburn 6D - Angeline Curtice, Auburn 6E - Phobe Ann Curtis, Ithaca (?)

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1800-1849

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

1840-1855

Further information concerning dates:

The date range cited above is based on analysis of the fabrics used in 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:

Floral; Paisley; Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Where the quilt was made, city:

Four town names are inscribed on the quilt: Ithaca, Auburn, Newfield and Enfield. The quilt was probably made in one of those towns.

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:

The quilt was purchased from an antique dealer in Valley Ford, CA. He bought it from a local family who claimed to know nothing of its history. Given that it is inscribed only with women's names, one could speculate that it was made for a young woman about to be married.

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship

Describe the source of the pattern:

Public domain

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 thirty 10 1/2" X 10 1/2" Chimney Sweep blocks on point inscribed with women's names that are separated by blocks of the same decorative chintz.

Who photographed this quilt?

Lynda Salter Chenoweth

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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