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; Quilt Discovery Days

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQAAS094

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

unsure

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

Inherited

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

New York Beauty

Brackman # or other source & #:

1077

How wide is the quilt?

75 1/4 inches

How long is the quilt?

99 1/4 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Brown; Cream; Green

Damage:

Dirty; Discoloration or dyes ran; Fading

Time period:

1850-1875

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

12

Size of quilt blocks:

18 inches x 17 1/2 inches

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks; Separated by pieced pattern sashing

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Medallion size:

5 1/2 inches square

Sashing width:

5 1/2 inches

Describe the borders:

Double sawtooth, small mariner's compass in cornerstone

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:

Woven or homespun

What color is the back of the quilt?

Cream

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

4 1/2, 24 1/2, 32 1/2, 22 1/4 inches

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Home cut; Straight grain

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?)

Color of thread used in the quilting:

Green, brown

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

6

Width between quilting lines:

varies

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo; Outline

Describe the quilting designs used:

Semetrical floral motive in center of block

Where the quilt was made, city:

Stone Mountain

Where the quilt was made, county:

DeKalb

Where the quilt was made, state:

Georgia (GA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Mother's death

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Describe the source of the pattern:

New York Beauty

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

In a quilt show in Atlanta in 1960's.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Melissa Gilreath

Quilt owner's city:

Ponte Vedra

Quilt owner's county:

St. Johns

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Haynes

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1805

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Oglethorpe

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Georgia

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

1881

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Caucasion

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Baptist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Richard Haynes

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Bedford County, VA

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

English

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Abi Ragan

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Wilkes County, VA

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

English

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:

English

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Farmer

Number of children:

unknown

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity

Who photographed this quilt?

Sandy Onsager