QUILT INDEX RECORD

20-16-2108

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:

23-033-02

Person filling out this form is:

Blood relative of quiltmaker; Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

06/21/1989

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Evening Star

How wide is the quilt?

79 inches

How long is the quilt?

92 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Yellow; White; Green; Fuchsia

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Damage:

Stains

Describe where the inscription was found:

May have HQPNJ label on back

Time period:

1930-1949

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

circa 1935

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Mitchell, Veronica

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

one

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

one

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

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?

Cannot tell

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

fine

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

stencil designs

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

Rated 4 (excellent) on HQPNJ's scale for visual effect. The evening stars seem to twinkle across the face of this quilt. The maker's use of the rose fabric lends a sparkle to this quilt she made for her daughter's wedding. All the fabric is Ely & Walker, a brand popular with quilters for over one hundred years, from 1878 to the early 1980's.

Quilt top made by:

Kise, Annie Everingham

Quilted by:

Kise, Annie Everingham

Where the quilt was made, city:

Hopewell

Where the quilt was made, county:

Mercer

Where the quilt was made, state:

New Jersey (NJ)

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 great-grandmother as a wedding present for her daughter.

Why was the quilt made?

Wedding

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

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

This quilt was published in HQPNJ's related book "New Jersey Quilts 1777 to 1950" on page 168.

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:

1861

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

1882

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1951

Who photographed this quilt?

Marti Porreca

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

The Heritage Quilt Project of New Jersey, Inc.