QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association

Who documented this quilt?

Florida Quilt Project; Lake Mary Historical Society

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQALMFL65

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

07-19-08

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Lake Mary Historical Society

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Lady of the Lake, they called it a Log Cabin

Owner's name for quilt:

The Lost Ship or Rocky Glen

Brackman # or other source & #:

1362

How wide is the quilt?

74 1/2

How long is the quilt?

74 1/2

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Cream; Red

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Damage:

Fading; Fold marks or creases

Type of inscription:

Date; Multiple Names; Place; Other

Any other notes on inscriptions:

Red Log Cabin, One of Pair

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Made by Harriet Rayder Hotchkiss,Whitehall-Hampton County, N.Y., Born 1836, Died 1923

Time period:

1850-1875

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

49

Size of quilt blocks:

8 inch

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Triangles

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

9

Width between quilting lines:

1/4 -1 inch

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

leaves

Where the quilt was made, city:

Whitehall

Where the quilt was made, county:

Hampton

Where the quilt was made, state:

New York (NY)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Details about why the quilt was made:

one used in home/one never used

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Other collection

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

Photo history

Quilt owner's name:

Catherine Tritle Merrill

Quilt owner's city:

Winter Park

Quilt owner's county:

Seminole

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Harriet Rayden Hotchkin

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

10-27-1836

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1923

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Housewife

Quiltmaker's county:

Hampton

Quiltmaker's city:

Whitehall

Quiltmaker's state:

New York (NY)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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