QUILT INDEX RECORD

30-26-1044

Date data collected:

04-09-2010

Documentation Location:

Sewikley Pennsylvania Post Office

In which county does this quilt currently reside?

Allegheny

Owner's Name:

Tang,Elizabeth

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Who documented this quilt?

Western Pennsylvania Quilt Documentation Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation Quilt Documentation Number:

WP.ALG.0010

Copyright holder:

Beaver County Historial Research and Landmarks Foundation

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

92 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1876-1900

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Size of quilt blocks:

23 in.

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by plain sashing

Sashing width:

3 in.

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

7 in. with appliqued twined tulips with flower rosettes in corners.

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

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

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

28.75 in., 5 in., 28.75 in., 28.75 in.

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back; Hand sewn

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:

cream

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid square

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

binding is green in color. Grid square quilting through the applique.

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

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

Inherited

Quilt top made by:

Carlisle-Cole,Rebecca

Quilted by:

Carlisle-Cole, Rebecca

Where the quilt was made, county:

Westmoreland

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

The quilt belonged to Rebecca Carlisle-Cole owners grandfather's first wife.

Why was the quilt made?

Home decoration

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt owner's city:

Pittsburgh

Quilt owner's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Carlisle

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Westmoreland

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

Cole, Thomas Porter

Number of children:

3