QUILT INDEX RECORD

19-15-1808

Minnesota Quilt Project Documentation Number:

CL 001

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Bagley, MN

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Minnesota Quilters Inc.

Who documented this quilt?

Minnesota Quilt Project (MQP)

How wide is the quilt?

74

How long is the quilt?

69

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Sampler

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1850-1875

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

crazy

Brackman # or other source & #:

tradition

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Quilt top made by:

Hovey, Betsy Anne Sargent

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Sargent

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1847

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1933

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

Quiltmaker's educational background:

grade school

Quiltmaker's occupation:

homemaker cook ran hotel & livery barn w/husband

Number of children:

9

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

Age when quiltmaker learned: childhood, How learned to quilt: mother

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

20-50 quilts

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Number of quilts made by quiltmaker:, 30 +

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

Note: CL001 in MN (Faribault Rice co.)

Where the quilt was made, city:

Kooskia

Where the quilt was made, county:

Clearwater

Where the quilt was made, state:

Idaho (ID)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Wedding

Details about why the quilt was made:

for wedding in 1865

Description of quilt:

sampler patchwork & embroidery.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Minnesota Quilters, Inc.