QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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:

23-031-03

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker; Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

04/15/1989

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Bow Tie Variation

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Lovers Knot

Brackman # or other source & #:

Rehmel #4, 3319

How wide is the quilt?

58 1/2 inches

How long is the quilt?

74 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Red; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Damage:

Stains; Tears or holes

Describe the damage:

small stains, small hole

Type of inscription:

Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"W"

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe where the inscription was found:

May have HQPNJ label on back

Time period:

1876-1900

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1890

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

1880 - 90

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Schaffer, Barbara

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

two, there is one pinwheel block

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

three borders on two sides only

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

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:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thick (More than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

straight lines

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

Rated 4 (excellent) on HQPNJ's scale for visual effect. Crisp, clean look. One Windmill block.

Quilt top made by:

Majors, Lucy Wood

Quilted by:

Majors, Lucy Wood

Where the quilt was made, city:

Copper Ridge district

Where the quilt was made, county:

Knox

Where the quilt was made, state:

Tennessee (TN)

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

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:

June 1874

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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