QUILT INDEX RECORD
19-15-1844
Minnesota Quilt Project Documentation Number:
CL 035
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Minnesota Quilters Inc.
Who documented this quilt?
Minnesota Quilt Project (MQP)
How wide is the quilt?
80
How long is the quilt?
70
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
double wedding ring
Quilt's condition:
Poor/very worn
Time period:
1901-1929
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:
1
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
wedding ring
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side; Side by side
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
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
Description of quilt:
double wedding ring
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Minnesota Quilters, Inc.
Cite this Quilt
Hovey, Betsy Anne Sargen. double wedding ring. 1901-1929. From Minnesota Quilters Inc., Minnesota Quilt Project (MQP). Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=19-15-1844. Accessed: 03/29/24