QUILT INDEX RECORD
17-13-2681
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Connecticut Quilt Search
Who documented this quilt?
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Where was the quilt documentation day held?
Mohawk-Cornwall
Connecticut Quilt Search Documentation Project Number:
2774
Source of the information on this quilt:
Grandmother
When was the form filled out?
6/1/1996
Who helped you fill out the form?
DC,CWM
This is a:
Finished quilt
Owner's name for quilt:
Whig Rose
How wide is the quilt?
79.5
How long is the quilt?
81
What color is the quilt?
White; Red; Green
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Time period:
1876-1900
Number of quilt blocks:
9
Size of quilt blocks:
16 x 17
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Describe the borders:
Solid border, Double border, Strippy border, 5, 10, Butted border
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain; Geometric
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
Backing fabric print is soild, Backing is stained, Quilt back is machine pieced
How is the binding made?
Front turned to back; good
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cannot tell
How thick is the quilt?
Thin (Less than 3/16")
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Color of thread used in the quilting:
white
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
9
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Grid/crosshatch; Outline
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Parallel lines
Describe the quilting designs used:
Simple quilting, Border quilting dissimilar to the rest of the quilt, feathered vine
Quilt top made by:
Sloatman, Ella Georgette
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:
Yes, information available
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Keefer
Quiltmaker's birth date:
11/20/1864
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
Williamsport
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
Pennsylvania (PA)
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
8/30/50
Biography of the quiltmaker:
Where quiltmaker lived: Williamsport, PA
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Connecticut Quilt Search Project
Cite this Quilt
Sloatman, Ella Georgett. Whig Rose. 1876-1900. From Connecticut Quilt Search, Connecticut Quilt Search Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=17-13-2681. Accessed: 04/26/24