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:

Turkey Tracks (York Ct. Quilt Documentation

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Nine patch with appliqued corners

How wide is the quilt?

104 inches

How long is the quilt?

93 inches

What color is the quilt?

Red; White

Antique colors:

Turkey Red

Type of inscription:

Date; Initials; Message; Multiple Names; Place; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Buckius, Mary L, Frankford (3i) Clementine, Philadelphia (3g) Davis, Elixabeth N, Davisville (2a) Davis, Sarah L, Dovesville (5a) Dickson, Jane V (2d) Dickson, Samuel (3b) Dinwiddie, Francis L, Pittsburgh (8e) Hicks, William G, (3a) Howell Harriet (2h) Jackson, Mrs. Phoebe C, New York (5h) Jenkens, Harris I7a) Jones, George C. (6a) Katz, Eliza, Philadelphia (2f) Kern, B Merrehue (3d) Kern, Elvira (3e) Kern, Horatio G, Philadelphia (2e) July 1842 Kern, Mary (2g) Koen, Sarah A (8a) "Forget me not" L. Janette, Fairmount (1d) " Forget me not" Longacre, Andora, Upper Providence (7b) Longacre, Elizabeth, Upper Providence (1c) Lukons, Cousin Elizabeth, (1a) Manderson, D. Adella (2i) Maathays, Hannah (8i) Miller, Henry (1i) Miller, John K, West Chester (8b) Mitchell, E. (4a) Morris, Mr. James (7i) Morris, James (8h) Napheys, G C (4h) Nie, Abraham (5d) Potts, Anna(5g) Ramsey Hannah (4b) July 1842 R, Elvina (1b) "Ponder the path of thy feet and let all they way be established" March 29th/44 Reiff, Angelina (7g) Reiff, Daniel, Port Kennedy (7c) Reiff, Elizabeth J. (5f) Reiff, (J / T?) B (6b) Reiff, Lydia (8f) Reiff, Mary Ann, Port Kennedy (3c) Reiff, Mrs. E (4f) "Depart from evil and do good. Seek peace and pursue it. Psalm 34.14 v. Reiff, Mrs Ellsabeth, Port Kennedy (8d) Reiff, M S (4d) Reiff, Sarah Ann (5b) Robbins, Mary A (5i) May 10th 1842 Rosenwalt ( Mitilda A (4i) Shoemaker, Lavina, Fairmont (1g) Stevens, Abijsk (1f) Stevens, Abigail R (Mrs), Indian Creek (1e) Jul 12, 1842 Stover, Catherine, Erwinna (4g) Stover, Emeline, Erwinna (7f) Stover, Henry, Erwinna (5c) Stover, Issac, Erwinna (4c) Stover, Jacob, Erwinna (2 c) Strassburger, Ann (6d) strassburger E (6c) Strassburger, Rev . J. A., Rockhill (6e) Strassburger, Rubens Y. (6g) Thimmick, Elizabeth (3h) Thimmick, (1h) Wager, Benjamin, Sandy Hill (3f) Weckerly, Ann Eliza, Philadelphia ( 8c) May 2, 1842 Wentworth, Louisa H (6h) Wentworth, Meg, Philadelphia (6i) March 15th/43 Wood, Anna (7e) Wood, Emelina, Erwinna (7d) Worman, F (LC?) (6f) "Remember Me" Worman, L H (5e) Worman, Mary Ann (4e) Wright, Miss Esther (2b) _____, Harriet (8g)

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

5/2/1842, 5/10/1842,7/12/1842, 7/42, 7/1842, 2/14/43,3/27.1844,

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink; Stamped

Location of inscription:

on block

Describe where the inscription was found:

Center block of nine patch in all blocks

Time period:

1800-1849

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

c. 1844

Further information concerning dates:

Blocks includes dates from 1842, 1843, and the last date March 17, 1844

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Geometric

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:

Ink drawing

Where the quilt was made, county:

Location unknown

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:

The quilt was purchased at an auction in St. Paul, MN. The auction house owners didn't know if the quilt was part of the family's history or part of their collections. It was purchased in 2005.

Why was the quilt made?

Autograph or friendship

Describe the source of the pattern:

Public domain

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

I have begun research on this quilt but have a long way to go. The Reiffs all seem to be grandchildren or great grandchildren of George F. Reiff and Elizabeth Hendricks. I'm still clarifying their relationships. Mattias (M S) Reiff (1795) the son of Abraham Reiff and Elizabeth Stauffer, is father of Mary Ann (1822), Elvina R (1824), and Elizabeth J. (1827). His wife's name is Elizabeth; she could be the Mrs. Elizabeth. All their names appear on this quilt. Mattias's sister Mary Ann married Mahlon Luken. Their daughter Elizabeth Luken cousin (1822) has signed the quilt. Sarah Ann Reiff i(1823) is the daughter of Daniel C. Reiff and Sarah Webber. Daniel's father is Jacob Reiff J. B. Reiff is likely John Boyer( 1803) (son of Daniel H Reiff and Mary Boyer. Daniel (1805) was his brother who was married to an Elizabeth. And Lydia (1826) and Angelina (1828)are children of his brother George Boyer Reiff (1801) Abraham (1766), Daniel (1773), and Jacob (1770) are all sons of George R Reiff (1740) and Elizabeth Henricks (1740). I have found Horatio G Kern in Philadelphia in 1850 census, age 35, married to Sarah with one child Mary. Eliza Katz (1825) is in the 1850 census as daughter of Henry and Mary Katz in Philadelphia. Francis L. Dinwiddie shows up in city registers in 1870 in Boston, 1897-98 in New York City, and in 1902 in Worchester, MA., but I haven't found him in the census. Mrs.Phobe C. Jackson (1823) is in the 1850 census in New York with her husband Louis E Jackson. There is still much to be discovered.

Quilt owner's name:

Gail Bakkom

Quilt owner's city:

Minneapolis

Quilt owner's state:

Minnesota

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Description of quilt:

The quilt has 72 pieced and appliqued red and white blocks with white sashing. Each block is signed, with 15 locations included, as well as several messages. There are 36 different turkey red prints. Hand pieced and quilted.

Who photographed this quilt?

Gail Bakkom

Access and copyright information:

Open/Public Domain

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