QUILT INDEX RECORD

20-16-1282

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives

Who documented this quilt?

The Heritage Quilt Project of New Jersey, Inc.

The Heritage Quilt Project of New Jersey Documentation Number:

14-027-01

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker; Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

11/19/1988

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Log Cabin, Barn Raising

Owner's name for quilt:

Log Cabin

How wide is the quilt?

82 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

83 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Damage:

Stains

Describe where the inscription was found:

May have HQPNJ label on back

Time period:

1850-1875

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1870

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

circa 1876

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Wetmore, Marjorie

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

one

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

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

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Print; Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

How are the layers held together?

Not quilted

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Rated 3 (good) on HPQNJ's scale for visual effect. A close-up of this quilt reveals Centennial print fabric. Individual letters of the word "Centennial" are printed in white on blue and red stars. The background is made up of similar blue and red shooting stars. The oriental look of the crane fabric begins to show the influence of Japanese design following the exhibitions of Japanese culture in London in 1862 and at the Philadelphia Centennial in 1876. Family history recalls that the quiltmaker was fond of a man named Crane, hence the four cranes in the center of the quilt.

Quilt top made by:

Jennings, Mary Lewis Tracy & friends

Where the quilt was made, city:

New London

Where the quilt was made, state:

Connecticut (CT)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Quilt was made by owner's grandmother.

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Quilt was published in HQPNJ's related book "New Jersey Quilts - 1777 to 1950" on page 227.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's state:

New Jersey (NJ)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

07/21/1845

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

12/21/1871

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

02/23/1889

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Jennings, Charles

Who photographed this quilt?

Marti Porreca

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

The Heritage Quilt Project of New Jersey, Inc.

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