QUILT INDEX RECORD

19-15-1843

Minnesota Quilt Project Documentation Number:

CL 034

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Minnesota Quilters Inc.

Who documented this quilt?

Minnesota Quilt Project (MQP)

How wide is the quilt?

77

How long is the quilt?

59

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Sunflower

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1901-1929

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Brackman # or other source & #:

3425.5

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing; Plain sashing

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing; Hand Piecing

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

no

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern; Public domain/traditional

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

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Under 10 Years of Age

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

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Idaho State Fair, State Fair

Contests entered:

Ribbon

Description of quilt:

sunflower

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Minnesota Quilters, Inc.